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Colmore Infant and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Tracy Lakey

location_onBirmingham, B14 6AJ

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

412

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Colmore Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Colmore Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 399 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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10 October 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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19 May 2008

Inspection Report

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04 October 2006

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-10-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 399 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	399	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	401	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	409	8	2.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	408	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	408	4	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	412	5	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	412	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	409	2	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	412	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	410	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	413	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	414	6	1.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	413	7	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	411	1	0.2%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	411	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	411	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	409	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	411	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	409	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	411	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils