Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School, Birmingham
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 241st-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 12,428th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School in detail
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "At Deykin Avenue JI School, we are committed to developing children who are happy, confident and have a ‘can do’ attitude, believing that nothing is beyond their reach. By the time they leave our school at the end of Year 6, we want them to: We want all of our children to develop as STARs."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance and choir.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School are Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC) (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); Brookvale Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 74% maths); Manor Park Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); and Slade Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School.
Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)Brookvale Primary SchoolManor Park Primary AcademySlade Primary School
The trust
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is one of 24 schools run by The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
70% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 69.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (50%), Black (17%) and Mixed (10%).
In 2026, 44 pupils (25.9%) received SEN support and 1 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Deykin Avenue (before), 340 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School are King Edward VI Aston School (0.8 miles); Broadway Academy (0.8 miles); Stockland Green School (0.9 miles); and Eden Boys' School, Birmingham (0.9 miles).
King Edward VI Aston SchoolBroadway AcademyStockland Green SchoolEden Boys' School, Birmingham
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School (URN 103313), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2019.
At a Glance
70.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
23.7
Infant (KS1)
24.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham
Term dates
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 37
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 30 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
200 pupils
210 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
26.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
170
Total Pupils
96
Boys
74
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,682
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,566
Per pupil
£1614k
Total funding
£186k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.3%
Overall absence
28.6%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
Questions parents ask about Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
What are SATs results like at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Of the pupils at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School (URN 103313), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2019.
What is the catchment area for Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Classes at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School has around 170 pupils on roll. 70% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
10.3% of sessions were missed at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School in 2024/25. 28.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 30 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School is at Deykin Avenue, Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 7BU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)