Walmley Junior School is a state-maintained primary school in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom with 362 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teaching Assistant Year 4 Learning & Behaviour Support G2 (Life of Child) (closes 20 November) and Teaching Assistant L2 (Life of Child) – Y3 Mobility & Learning Support (closes 20 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
L Naughton, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
362 pupils · 48% girls · 17.4% eligible for free school meals · 12.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
71 (19.6%) on SEN support · 7 (1.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
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Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
71%
7%
2023/24
74%
8%
2022/23
88%
22%
Department for Education performance tables.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
16.2
22.4
–
0
£51,549
2024/25
15.2
23.6
8%
1
£51,069
2023/24
17.0
21.0
18%
0
£47,362
2022/23
16.9
21.3
0%
0
£42,562
2021/22
16.8
21.5
6%
0
£42,226
2020/21
16.6
21.6
0%
0
£39,664
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
15.2
23.6
4%
0
£39,998
2018/19
16.5
21.8
6%
0
£36,470
2017/18
17.8
20.3
13%
0
£35,925
2016/17
18.3
19.6
20%
0
£37,219
2015/16
16.4
21.8
13%
0
£38,298
2014/15
18.1
19.9
11%
0
£35,843
2013/14
16.3
22.1
7%
2
£36,426
2012/13
17.7
20.3
19%
0
£36,619
2011/12
17.6
20.4
3%
1
£35,928
2010/11
19.4
18.3
13%
0
£35,541
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
4.5%
1.0%
9.6%
0.6%
2024/25
4.5%
1.0%
11.1%
1.4%
2023/24
4.3%
0.9%
9.1%
1.1%
2022/23
4.0%
0.4%
9.0%
0.0%
2021/22
5.5%
0.7%
13.7%
0.6%
2020/21
1.7%
0.3%
2.2%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
2.7%
0.4%
3.3%
0.0%
2017/18
2.8%
0.3%
5.2%
0.3%
2016/17
2.7%
0.2%
4.1%
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: Learning Mentor with OPAL Play Coordination, School Bursar & Office Manager. Last advertised June 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.