Dordon Primary School is a primary school located in Tamworth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Roman Way, Tamworth, B78 1PJ
Website: www.dordonprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01827892422
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warwickshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Moira Cross
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138912

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dordon Primary School
Roman Way , Dordon B78 1PJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birchwood Primary School
Birchwood Avenue , Dordon B78 1QU
4out of 4 766 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Nethersole CofE Academy
High Street , Polesworth B78 1DZ
3out of 4 2,107 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Three Peaks Primary Academy
Fossdale Road , Wilnecote B77 4HN
3out of 4 2,922 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodside CofE Primary School
Maypole Lane , Grendon CV9 2BS
3out of 4 3,049 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road , Dordon B78 1QT
4out of 4 844 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.