Hall Green Junior School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
482 pupils
480 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.86234%
Overall absence
13.44196%
Persistent absence
491
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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