Dickens Heath Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 6 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 133720
- Address
- Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath, B90 1NA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 463 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 20.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 64.4%
Mixed 12.5%
Indian 7.3%
Chinese 6.7%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAbove average2.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dickens Heath Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 8 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 8 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 3 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 6 | 62 31 31 |