Colmore Junior School is a state-maintained primary school in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 475 pupils. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Playworker (closes 2 December).
Head
Jon Gale, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
475 pupils · 49% girls · 26.5% eligible for free school meals · 24.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
102 (21.5%) on SEN support · 9 (1.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Wrap around care Play Worker Monday to Friday 7:50am to 8.50am Monday to Friday 3.00pm to 6.00pm Band A scale point 3-4Salary £24,796.00.00per annum pro rota Starting 4th January…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
79%
15%
2023/24
71%
19%
2022/23
74%
19%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
28 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
20.7
22.9
–
0
£49,045
2024/25
23.0
20.8
17%
0
£44,625
2023/24
24.6
19.4
23%
0
£42,972
2022/23
20.8
22.9
12%
0
£44,116
2021/22
22.3
21.4
15%
0
£44,268
2020/21
23.3
20.4
5%
0
£43,335
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
21.6
22.2
5%
0
£42,162
2018/19
22.5
21.3
13%
0
£42,664
2017/18
21.4
22.3
2%
0
£40,808
2016/17
22.9
20.9
8%
0
£38,231
2015/16
22.6
20.0
13%
0
£38,091
2014/15
20.8
20.2
8%
0
£37,956
2013/14
19.8
19.7
19%
0
£39,584
2012/13
20.6
17.6
23%
0
£37,167
2011/12
19.0
18.9
0%
0
£38,450
2010/11
20.0
17.9
10%
0
£39,008
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.6%
1.0%
11.4%
0.4%
2024/25
4.8%
1.1%
12.0%
0.4%
2023/24
4.2%
0.9%
10.1%
0.2%
2022/23
4.8%
1.0%
13.3%
0.0%
2021/22
4.1%
0.3%
5.0%
0.6%
2020/21
2.5%
0.4%
5.2%
0.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
2.6%
0.3%
3.9%
0.0%
2017/18
3.0%
0.6%
5.6%
0.0%
2016/17
2.7%
0.3%
4.5%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Cleaner, Teacher. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.