Colmore Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 March 2023

Pupils, staff and governors are rightly proud of their school. Leaders have an ambitious vision for what pupils can achieve. This vision is realised by staff. Parents and carers hold leaders and staff in high regard and thoroughly recommend the school to other parents. Staff have high expectations for how pupils should behave. Pupils behave exceptionally well during lessons and play time. They are incredibly polite and respectful. Pupils are kind and thoughtful, particularly when considering the needs of others. Bullying rarely happens, and when it does, leaders take swift and appropriate action to make sure that it stops. Pupils enact the school's seven key principles, for example showing leadership by doing the right thing. They take leadership roles seriously and are proud to become prefects, house captains and librarians. Older pupils enjoy the responsibility of supporting younger pupils by listening to them read. Pupils take part in a range of inclusive extra-curricular activities, including football, orchestra and computer coding. Pupils learn to play instruments, including the cello, flute and keyboard. Pupils perform at an annual gala concert at Symphony Hall. Pupils achieve high standards in reading, writing and mathematics. They also achieve well in most subjects across the curriculum.

What the school should improve

• A small number of subject leaders are relatively new to their role and so do not have the same level of expertise as other subject leaders. Leaders should ensure that more recently appointed subject leaders develop their expertise further so that they develop a clearer oversight of what is working well and what needs improving in their areas of subject responsibility.

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