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Princethorpe Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Princethorpe Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham B29 5QB · princethorpe.drbignitemat.org · 0121 475 1083
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 231
- 96% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 71.9%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103244)
Ofsted
Princethorpe Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103244), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103244)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103244)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 21
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied