Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping children from very low starting points catch up with their peers. The warm, welcoming environment means children settle quickly and make rapid progress, especially in writing and maths. Disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language particularly thrive here, often exceeding national expectations by the time they leave.
Key Strengths
- Excellent progress in early years and key stage 1, with children reaching above typical levels by end of Reception
- Very strong outcomes in writing and mathematics by end of key stage 1, and continued good progress in key stage 2
- Particularly impressive progress for disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language
- Effective leadership team with shared responsibilities that challenges teachers to set high expectations
- Significantly improved attendance rates, with persistent absence almost halved in three years
Areas for Improvement
- Reading outcomes by end of Year 6 are not as strong as writing and mathematics, particularly for the most able disadvantaged pupils
- School library is underdeveloped and inaccessible as it is used as a classroom
- Monitoring of additional activities and support outside the classroom for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs is not as strong as classroom support
- Limited access to public libraries for some disadvantaged pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with shared leadership ensuring a strong culture of safeguarding, regular staff training, efficient referrals, and good collaboration with other agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
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Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School continues to be good. The school maintains high quality education with a warm, happy ethos where children from very low starting points make rapid progress, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics.
At a Glance
71.8%
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 improved from 69% to 77%. Maths has declined from 78% to 67%. Writing has remained stable at around 74%.
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
25.5
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
389 pupils
462 capacity
73 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
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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)
Inspection History(106)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.52433%
Overall absence
20.87912%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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