Water Orton Primary School

School overview

Water Orton Primary School is a primary school serving Birmingham, Warwickshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 312 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Water Orton Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 25.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 85% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (52 first choices for 44 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.73 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 18.1 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Water Orton Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.