Cherry Orchard Primary School

Community school·Primary school Birmingham·B20 2LB
Composite score
56.8
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#4,906
National rank
#472
In West Midlands
#88
In Birmingham
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
50 first choices, 53 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
154
any preference, for 53 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
0.9320220.9320230.9520240.9120250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Cherry Orchard Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
449
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,568
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Cherry Orchard Primary School

Cherry Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 449 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Cherry Orchard Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 50 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 23.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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