Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School, Birmingham
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School in detail
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is a proud member of drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust. Our Trust Board is deeply committed to helping our school to support parents and respond to the diverse needs of our local community. Strong and robust governance is a key asset in securing high standards of educational achievement."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103334), 97% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School are St Alban's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); Colmore Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Colmore Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); and Wheelers Lane Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths).
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolColmore Junior SchoolColmore Infant and Nursery SchoolWheelers Lane Primary School
The trust
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is one of 14 schools run by Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 35 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pineapple Road Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maurice Road (after), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School are Wheelers Lane Technology College (0.7 miles), Kings Heath Secondary School (0.7 miles), King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (0.9 miles) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (0.9 miles).
Wheelers Lane Technology CollegeKings Heath Secondary SchoolKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School (URN 103334), it was rated Good in November 2023.
At a Glance
21.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103334). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 77% to 97% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 84% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
Before and after school care
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School.
- Dainty Little Hands@ WoodthorpeAt the school · Not yet graded
- Premier Education Colmore Junior School Holiday Camp890m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 places
7 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
18.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
203
Total Pupils
101
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,072
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103334). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.6%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
Are there exam results for Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103334), 97% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School (URN 103334), it was rated Good in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Classes at Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School has around 203 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Dainty Little Hands@ Woodthorpe (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School?
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School is at Greenwood Close, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)