George Dixon Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: City Road, Birmingham, B17 8LE
Website: www.georgedixonprimary.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01216752775
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Shaela Good
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103200

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 396
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dixon Primary School
City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LE
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Montague Road , B66 4PW
4out of 4 942 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shireland Technology Primary School
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
- not rated 1,046 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road , B66 4HB
3out of 4 1,124 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cape Primary School
Cape Hill , B66 4SH
2out of 4 1,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 150 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ
1out of 4 962 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 1,071 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL
4out of 4 1,116 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB
4out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,360 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodbourne Hospital School
Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY
- not rated 691 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS
- not rated 1,219 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG
- not rated 2,213 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Orion School
14246 , Western Road B18 7QD
- not rated 2,313 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR
- not rated 2,353 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.