Water Orton 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/10/2014. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Plank Lane, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Plank Lane, Birmingham, B46 1SG
Website: www.waterortonprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01217472851
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warwickshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Carl Lewis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125620

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 323
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Water Orton Primary School
Plank Lane , Water Orton B46 1SG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Burton's Way , Smith's Wood B36 0SZ 		4out of 4 1,407 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Arran Way , Chelmsley Wood B36 0QE 		- not rated 1,709 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Green Lane , Castle Bromwich B36 0BX 		4out of 4 1,731 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Bromwich Junior School
Castle Bromwich Junior School Hurst Lane North , Castle Bromwich B36 0HD 		3out of 4 2,150 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road , Castle Bromwich B36 9HF 		3out of 4 1,644 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		2out of 4 1,905 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road , B35 7NL 		2out of 4 3,085 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Auckland Education Centre
Bosworth Wood Campus , Auckland Drive B36 0DD 		1out of 4 1,039 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Summerfield Education Centre
Auckland Drive , Smith's Wood B36 0DD 		3out of 4 1,116 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way , Castle Bromwich B36 9LF 		2out of 4 1,313 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Forest Oak School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,969 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Merstone School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,969 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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