Hamstead Primary 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 · 5 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hamstead Junior School has strong leadership focused on improving teaching and raising standards. Pupils behave well, enjoy coming to school, and benefit from positive relationships with staff. The school excels at building confidence in vulnerable pupils through a wide range of enrichment activities and visits.
Key Strengths
- Senior leaders have accurate understanding of school's strengths and weaknesses and are taking decisive action to improve teaching and raise standards
- Progress in reading and mathematics has accelerated and is now good
- Behaviour in and around school is consistently good, with pupils eager to learn and feeling safe
- Pupils have access to a wide range of extra activities that build confidence, particularly for vulnerable pupils
- Governors are effective in holding the school to account
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement and progress vary across year groups and are not yet consistently good
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across classes, with some work set at wrong level for pupils' abilities
- Marking does not always guide pupils on how to improve, and inconsistent target-setting confuses pupils
- Writing skills need significant improvement - pupils not developing ability to write longer pieces or applying writing skills across subjects
- Teaching assistants are not always used effectively to support and extend pupils' learning throughout lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are good and meet requirements, with pupils feeling safe and knowing how to keep themselves safe including online safety.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, playtime buddies, visits to places of interest, enterprise work
Hamstead Junior School requires improvement after declining achievement in 2012-2013 during a period of staff changes. However, senior leaders are taking decisive action and progress in reading and mathematics is now accelerating.
At a Glance
32.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 74%. Maths has improved from 68% to 79%. Writing has declined from 79% to 75%.
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
423 pupils
480 capacity
57 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,904
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.21173%
Overall absence
15.09434%
Persistent absence
371
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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