Water Orton Primary School

North Warwickshire · B46 1SG

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 299 pupils, 18.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Water Orton Primary School

General Information

Address: Plank Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SG – View on map
Phone: 01217472851
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Smith
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 52 families put it first for 44 places – 12 for every 10 places. 85% of them were offered a place. 16 of the 44 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

299 pupils out of 323 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
% eligible for free school meals: 18.1%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the North Warwickshire average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 23.1% a year (North Warwickshire 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 79% moved to another school, 21% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Warwickshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 27 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Warwickshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for AutismSpeech, language and communication 8 places · 9 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
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
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2024). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 40% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points below the North Warwickshire average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 53% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 53%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 58% · Writing 71% · Maths 56% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 53%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 100
Based on: 45 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth Warwickshire averageEngland↘ Falling Down 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points below the North Warwickshire average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 20th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#19High Meadow Community School47%
=20Bournebrook CofE Primary School40%
=20Water Orton Primary School40%
#22Hurley Primary School38%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Austrey CofE Primary School90%
#2Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School89%
#3St Edward's Catholic Primary School87%
#4Coleshill Church of England Primary School75%
#5St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy74%
#6Racemeadow Primary Academy71%
#7The Nethersole CofE Academy67%
=8Outwoods Primary School66%
=8Woodside CofE Primary School66%
#10Birchwood Primary School65%
#11Nursery Hill Primary School63%
#12Curdworth Primary School57%
=13Arley Primary Academy54%
=13Kingsbury Primary School54%
=13Newton Regis CofE Primary School54%
#16Shustoke CofE Primary School52%
#17Wood End Primary School50%
#18Dordon Primary School48%
#19High Meadow Community School47%
=20Bournebrook CofE Primary School40%
=20Water Orton Primary School40%
#22Hurley Primary School38%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,274 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 22 primary schools in North Warwickshire for spending per pupil

#1Bournebrook CofE Primary School£8,035
#2High Meadow Community School£7,650
#3Water Orton Primary School£7,274
#4Shustoke CofE Primary School£7,268
#5Hurley Primary School£7,107

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Bournebrook CofE Primary School£8,035
#2High Meadow Community School£7,650
#3Water Orton Primary School£7,274
#4Shustoke CofE Primary School£7,268
#5Hurley Primary School£7,107
#6St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy£7,071
#7Nursery Hill Primary School£6,961
#8Outwoods Primary School£6,928
#9Arley Primary Academy£6,913
#10Wood End Primary School£6,851
#11Austrey CofE Primary School£6,843
#12Kingsbury Primary School£6,795
#13Dordon Primary School£6,737
#14Woodside CofE Primary School£6,033
#15St Edward's Catholic Primary School£6,030
#16Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School£5,965
#17The Nethersole CofE Academy£5,956
#18Racemeadow Primary Academy£5,838
#19Coleshill Church of England Primary School£5,828
#20Curdworth Primary School£5,820
#21Newton Regis CofE Primary School£5,681
#22Birchwood Primary School£5,680

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