Dordon Primary SchoolBirchwood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tamworth.

Summary of the comparison

Dordon Primary School and Birchwood Primary School are primary schools in Tamworth.

  • Dordon Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birchwood Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Birchwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dordon Primary School was judged Good and Birchwood Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 48.0% for Dordon Primary School and 65.0% for Birchwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dordon Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Birchwood Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dordon Primary School versus Birchwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TamworthDordon Primary SchoolTamworthBirchwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking133rd of 185 in Warwickshire 32nd of 185 in Warwickshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll209 453
Capacity210 420
LocationTamworth, B78 1PJ Tamworth, B78 1QU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census209 453
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 13.3%
English as an additional language8.6% 4.4%
SEN support23.0% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.3% 5.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dordon Primary School

Birchwood Primary School

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