Walmley Infant SchoolThe Deanery Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton Coldfield.

Summary of the comparison

Walmley Infant School and The Deanery Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.

  • Walmley Infant School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Deanery Church of England Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Deanery Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walmley Infant School was judged Good and The Deanery Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Deanery Church of England Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walmley Infant School versus The Deanery Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Sutton ColdfieldWalmley Infant SchoolSutton ColdfieldThe Deanery Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking253rd of 275 in Birmingham 24th of 275 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll315 445
Capacity270 472
LocationSutton Coldfield, B76 1JB Sutton Coldfield, B76 2RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported75.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported17.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census315 445
Free school meals (ever 6)6.5% 7.1%
English as an additional language9.5% 7.4%
SEN support14.3% 6.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.6% 6.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

Walmley Infant School

The Deanery Church of England Primary School

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