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EnglandWest MidlandsSolihullB90 1NADickens Heath Community Primary School
Primary

Dickens Heath Community Primary School

Primary

Solihull · Solihull · B90 1NA www.dickens-heath.solihull.sch.uk

Pupils
457
cap. 470
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
457
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
457
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/04/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySolihull
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dickens Heath Community Primary School · Primary · Solihull

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+8pp
80%73%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
21%
+5pp
21%18%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
53%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
457
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath, Solihull, B90 1NA
Local authority
Solihull
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
2024/2574%21%85%61%79%24%87%53%89%77%109.0108.0108.017%457
2023/2466%16%85%39%74%21%77%31%95%74%107.0106.0106.019%463
2022/2374%15%82%52%79%20%95%36%90%90%108.0108.0107.0+2.30+1.10+2.8020%464
2018/1972%17%82%38%87%23%87%57%93%87%106.0108.0109.0+1.20+0.90+3.0021%447
2017/1880%15%83%50%85%20%88%32%88%90%109.0107.0109.0+1.90-0.60+1.4016%439
2016/1767%11%81%28%79%19%74%25%86%77%105.0104.0107.0+0.00-0.50-1.5015%456

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
2024/2545720.317%19%14%4%9%
2023/2446319.819%21%14%5%10%
2022/2346420.720%21%16%5%11%
2021/2245620.022%18%16%6%19%
2020/2144719.624%15%14%
2018/1944720.321%21%11%4%6%
2017/1843921.616%22%10%4%5%
2016/1745623.715%24%8%3%4%

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