Hall Green Junior School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Hall Green Junior School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have made attendance a priority."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Personal development and support for pupils' wellbeing are extremely effective."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well and are ready for the next stage of their education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders know the quality of the curriculum and teaching well."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff understand pupils' needs well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School leaders understand the school's context and know its community thoroughly."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that all pupils are given opportunities to apply their mathematical skills at length and in a timely manner to enhance and deepen their learning. • Leaders should ensure that where interventions are being delivered to pupils, these are consistently aligned to the needs and targets of pupils so that any gaps close rapidly".

In its own words: "Our statement to support this is: School is here to equip every child with the skills to be a successful learner and responsible citizen. By successful learner, we mean academic success in conjunction with lifelong learning skills and attributes."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We think Hall Green Junior School is a wonderful school to be part of, with fantastic children, supportive parents and dedicated staff. I am very proud to be Headteacher of our School. Hall Green Junior School has been a part of Hall Green for 120 years."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, choir, Lego and art.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Hall Green Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 88% in maths).

Across Birmingham, 92% 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 Birmingham lodged 296 appeals against primary school offers; 179 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (7.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Hall Green Junior School are Hall Green Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Lakey Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, 83% reading, 82% maths); St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles); and Robin Hood Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 69% maths).

Hall Green Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

61 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hall Green Junior School (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (74%), Mixed (12%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 9 (1.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Hall Green Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hall Green School (opposite), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, Hall Green Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hall Green Junior School are Hall Green School (0.2 miles); Ninestiles, an Academy (0.8 miles); and Moseley School and Sixth Form (1.1 miles).