Brindley Heath Junior School Academy, Stourbridge

In its own words: "At Brindley Heath Academy our main aim is to create a happy, secure and welcoming atmosphere in which effective learning can take place. We also try to provide a stimulating and challenging learning environment in which each child can develop their skills, knowledge and understanding in all aspects of their education, not just intellectually, but also socially, physically, and creatively."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Brindley Heath Junior School Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 92% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Brindley Heath Junior School Academy are Foley Infant School Academy (0.4 miles, Good); Cookley Sebright Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 77% maths); The Ridge Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); and St James's CofE Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths).

Brindley Heath Junior School Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Brindley Heath Junior School Academy is one of 9 schools run by Manor Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brindley Heath Junior School Academy.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Meddins Lane (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brindley Heath Junior School Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, Brindley Heath Junior School Academy issued 4 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.