Hall Green Junior School, Birmingham

Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~354m)Possible (~505m)Unlikely (~657m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Maxine Charles
Pupils:482 / 480 capacity
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214643840
Address:Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9AJ
Federation:Hall Green Junior School
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Strong Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Inspected 13 January 2026View full report
URN:103209
UKPRN:10071500
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Hall Green Junior School creates a genuinely welcoming environment where children arrive eager to learn and feel they belong. The school excels at supporting all pupils to succeed, with particularly strong outcomes for disadvantaged children and those with additional needs. A comprehensive personal development programme ensures pupils develop resilience, respect for diversity and important life skills alongside strong progress in reading, writing and mathematics.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on attendance with swift action to remove barriers and rapid improvement for all pupils
  • Calm, purposeful school culture with consistent behaviour expectations embedded throughout
  • Excellent personal development programme building character, resilience and responsibility through lessons, clubs and visits
  • Pupils achieve above national averages in core subjects with particularly strong outcomes for disadvantaged pupils
  • Warm, welcoming environment where staff know pupils well and prioritise their wellbeing

Areas for Improvement

  • Mathematical knowledge needs more opportunities to be applied across different contexts to deepen understanding
  • Quality of curriculum work in core subjects is high but consistency needed across all subjects
  • Some targeted interventions need sharper focus to meet specific pupil needs

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Swimming, residential trips, museum visits to learn about fossils, trips to learn about Romans, pupil leader roles, reading zone monitors, lunchtime leader roles, various clubs to develop talents and interests

Hall Green Junior School is a welcoming school where pupils are passionate about learning and achieve well. Leaders have created a calm, purposeful environment with strong attendance and behaviour, supported by a well-considered curriculum and effective safeguarding.

At a Glance

38.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMathsWriting-1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 86%. Maths has remained stable at around 88%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.

Class Sizes

29.9

Avg class size

29.9

KS2

16

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Hall Green Rail Station
662m · 11 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

482 pupils

480 capacity

2 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:4,926

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Birmingham

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

15,570

Applications

12,541

Got 1st preference

92.4%

Got preferred school

99.0%

Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

13 January 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
3 November 2021
13 September 2016

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.86234%

Overall absence

13.44196%

Persistent absence

491

Enrolments

Authorised4.65799%
Unauthorised1.20435%
Persistent (10%+)13.44196%
Severe (50%+)1.42566%

Absence trend

4.169%
18/19
5.25867%
20/21
6.72921%
21/22
6.46424%
22/23
6.68929%
23/24
5.86234%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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