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Colmore Infant and Nursery School

Birmingham, B14 6AJPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
132 1st-choice / 120 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Colmore Infant and Nursery School

Colmore Infant and Nursery School is a state primary in Birmingham that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 340 applications for just 120 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.83. Of those, 132 families put it as their first preference, and 114 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand is a strong signal that local parents rate the school highly, and it’s backed up by the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023, which rated it Outstanding across every single category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The previous inspection, back in 2011, also awarded Outstanding overall, so the school has a long track record of top-tier performance. With 399 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360, it’s clearly running above its official limit, which is another sign of how sought-after it is.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressColmore Road, Birmingham, Birmingham, B14 6AJ
HeadteacherMichaela Hunter
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils399
Free School Meals (FSM)20.5%
School Capacity399 / 360 (111% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 11 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryGymnasiumPlaying FieldsSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

GymnasticsCricketNetballAthleticsFootball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubArt ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Colmore Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.