Community school · Birmingham

Cherry Orchard Primary School

3–11Ages
440Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103178URN

Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.2 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

154 applications for 53 places · 97th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Birmingham median (2.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

154 applications · 53 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	154	2.9	50	0.94
Sep 2025	55	171	3.1	50	0.91
Sep 2024	60	176	2.9	57	0.95
Sep 2023	60	185	3.1	56	0.93
Sep 2022	55	148	2.7	51	0.93
Sep 2021	60	182	3.0	58	0.97
Sep 2020	57	193	3.4	80	1.40
Sep 2019	59	160	2.7	66	1.12
Sep 2018	61	155	2.5	50	0.82
Sep 2017	60	160	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	160	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2015	60	155	2.6	58	0.97
Sep 2014	60	167	2.8	75	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%65th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	8%	108	108
2023/24	64%	8%	106	107
2022/23	48%	6%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
1.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Dorrington Academy
1.1 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Grestone Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.2applications per place
Westminster Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Rookery School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103178 · 330/2040
Capacity: 488 pupils · 440 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources