St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolWalmley Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School and Walmley Junior School are primary schools.

  • St Gerard's Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Walmley Junior School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Walmley Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Gerard's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Walmley Junior School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for St Gerard's Catholic Primary School and 71.0% for Walmley Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Gerard's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Walmley Junior School (88.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School versus Walmley Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamSt Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldWalmley Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking56th of 275 in Birmingham 16th of 275 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll232 358
Capacity210 360
LocationBirmingham, B35 6LB Sutton Coldfield, B76 1JB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census232 358
Free school meals (ever 6)48.5% 16.5%
English as an additional language13.8% 13.4%
SEN support13.4% 19.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% Stronger figure10.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

Walmley Junior School

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