Primary school

Cherry Orchard Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B20 2LB
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,048 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 79%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above+13.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · West Midlands 7%6/10 Middle+34 pts
Reading score108 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+24.2 pts
Maths score108 · West Midlands 1059/10 Top 20%+15.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 68% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 68% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 70% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 48% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 64% · 66 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 73% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 65%73%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 15% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 66 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 66 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 107 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 66 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 108 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
50 of 50 who put it first2014 · 73.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5050
2nd682
3rd360

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026440
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.7%
First language not English25.8%
SEN support10.9%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.4%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

90.2% full · 488 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 14.6
  • Leadership 3.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.9
  • Other support 11.3

Teachers 18.2 FTE · Whole workforce 44.4 · 70 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,423
Spend per pupil£8,025
Staff spend per pupil£5,795
Reserve per pupil£1,089
  • +£466,847revenue reserve
  • +£170,330in-year balance

Grants £8,039 · self-generated £384 · premises £331 per pupil