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St Laurence Church Junior School

Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2DJ

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 March 2026 and continues as St Laurence Church Junior School (URN 152310) (opened 1 April 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
69.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
79.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
80.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
90

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
354
Boys
179 (50%)
Girls
180 (50%)
Capacity
360 (100% full)
SEND
20.6%
FSM Eligible
24.6%
EAL
7.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.8%
SEN Support
17.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,216/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 66.2%
  • Black African: 7.6%
  • Mixed Other: 4.7%
  • Black Caribbean: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
  • White Other: 2.6%
  • Black Other: 2.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%

66.2%

White British

7.6%

Black African

4.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

enquiry@stlrncj.bham.sch.uk

Bunbury Road

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
103416
UKPRN
10071416
Establishment No.
3307

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