Cherry Orchard Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103178
- Address
- Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood, B20 2LB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 449 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 25.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
Pakistani 35%
Indian 22.9%
Bangladeshi 8.7%
Mixed 8.4%
Caribbean 7.3%
Unclassified 5.6%
African 3.3%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 2%
Other White 1.8%
White British 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cherry Orchard Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 8 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 62 31 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 3 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 4 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 5 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 6 | 63 36 27 |