Community school · Warwickshire

Water Orton Primary School

4–11Ages
299Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125620URN

Plank Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Warwickshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warwickshire

83 applications for 44 places · 123rd of 151 in Warwickshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Warwickshire median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

83 applications · 44 places offered · 52 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Warwickshire median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Warwickshire median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Warwickshire median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Warwickshire median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Warwickshire median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Warwickshire median median 1.7

This school
Warwickshire 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	44	83	1.9	52	1.18
Sep 2025	41	80	2.0	42	1.02
Sep 2024	45	86	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2023	44	102	2.3	50	1.14
Sep 2022	45	107	2.4	56	1.24
Sep 2021	44	88	2.0	44	1.00
Sep 2020	43	98	2.3	53	1.23
Sep 2019	43	82	1.9	45	1.05
Sep 2018	45	85	1.9	56	1.24
Sep 2017	45	101	2.2	67	1.49
Sep 2016	45	82	1.8	48	1.07
Sep 2015	45	75	1.7	50	1.11
Sep 2014	45	76	1.7	56	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 71% · Maths 56% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%145th of 155 in Warwickshire

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Warwickshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Warwickshire 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Warwickshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Warwickshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Warwickshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard2%

Warwickshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warwickshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	2%	102	100
2023/24	65%	6%	103	103
2022/23	55%	5%	103	102

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

Water Orton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
1.3 km · Solihull

Remains Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Solihull

Good2024

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Solihull

2026

2.1applications per place
Castle Bromwich Junior School
2.0 km · Solihull

2026

62%met the SATs standard
Kingshurst Primary School
2.2 km · Solihull

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Curdworth Primary School
2.2 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
High Meadow Community School
2.2 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Minworth Junior and Infant School
2.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 63%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: 125620 · 937/2618
Capacity: 323 pupils · 299 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Plank Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SG
Local authority: Warwickshire · North Warwickshire

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