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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB20 2LBCherry Orchard Primary School
Primary

Cherry Orchard Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B20 2LB www.cherryorchard.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
449
cap. 488
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Orchard Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+9pp
73%61%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
8%7%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
449
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2LB
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%8%78%44%75%10%83%43%79%81%108.0108.0109.017%449
2023/2464%8%71%35%70%8%79%30%80%85%106.0107.0109.015%457
2022/2348%6%64%25%61%9%66%22%78%73%104.0103.0106.0+0.10-0.90-0.3015%467
2018/1970%5%76%22%78%8%90%33%73%90%105.0107.0110.0-0.40-1.70+2.1012%483
2017/1868%6%81%21%81%11%85%26%89%89%105.0106.0108.0-0.10-0.90+0.9012%476
2016/1768%15%72%28%83%17%90%32%82%88%105.0107.0107.0-1.00-0.90+0.9010%480

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544923.217%26%30%6%14%
2023/2445721.315%28%24%6%15%
2022/2346723.115%29%21%6%20%
2021/2246521.913%30%22%6%16%
2020/2147423.312%26%20%
2018/1948322.712%28%19%4%9%
2017/1847622.812%28%18%4%8%
2016/1748024.510%31%18%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.