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Water Orton Primary School

Primary · Community school · Birmingham, B46 1SG

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,871 of 15,057

Worse than 92% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Water Orton Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 12 May 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils299
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Emma Smith
Local authorityWarwickshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 125620.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWarwickshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths40%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.2%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire105105
Expected standard in reading58%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire75%76%
Expected standard in writing71%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire72%73%
Expected standard in maths56%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire73%75%
Pupils taking tests45--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils299
Girls140
Boys159
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.1%
First language not English1.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.5.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.46
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.26
Average class size26

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
74.2%
White and Black Caribbean
4%
Other mixed
3.3%
Other White
1%
White and Black African
0.7%
Other ethnic group
0.7%
Irish
0.3%
Pakistani
0.3%
Other Asian
0.3%
Caribbean
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.5
Teachers (FTE)17.73
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.23
Support staff (FTE)21.24
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2517.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.7
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.5

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.44
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.83
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.52
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.44
Applications from another local authority (Reception)36

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWarwickshireEngland
Overall absence5.4%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.8%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire12.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Water Orton Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.8 miPrimarySmith's Wood Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miSecondaryPark Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimaryCastle Bromwich Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.1 miSecondarySmith's Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.2 miPrimaryCastle Bromwich Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryKingshurst Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryCurdworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryHigh Meadow Community SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryMinworth Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Water Orton Primary School

What is Water Orton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Water Orton Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 12 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Water Orton Primary School rank in England?

Water Orton Primary School ranks 13,871 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 92% of schools).

What are Water Orton Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 40% of pupils at Water Orton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Water Orton Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Water Orton Primary School made 44 offers from 83 applications (1.9 per offer), and 44 of 52 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Water Orton Primary School?

Water Orton Primary School has 299 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Water Orton Primary School?

Water Orton Primary School had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Water Orton Primary School?

At Water Orton Primary School, the average class had 26 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Water Orton Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Water Orton Primary School missed 5.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.