George Dixon Primary SchoolShireland Hall Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

George Dixon Primary School and Shireland Hall Primary Academy are primary schools.

  • George Dixon Primary School scores 25 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Shireland Hall Primary Academy scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Shireland Hall Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • George Dixon Primary School was judged in need of attention and Shireland Hall Primary Academy was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 26.0% for George Dixon Primary School and 69.0% for Shireland Hall Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at George Dixon Primary School (29.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Shireland Hall Primary Academy (65.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

George Dixon Primary School versus Shireland Hall Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamGeorge Dixon Primary SchoolSmethwickShireland Hall Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF25/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking264th of 273 in Birmingham 3rd of 91 in Sandwell
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll283 661
Capacity300 694
LocationBirmingham, B17 8LE Smethwick, B66 4PW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard26.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census324 662
Free school meals (ever 6)56.5% 30.3%
English as an additional language51.9% 73.6%
SEN support14.2% 8.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% 7.8% 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.

George Dixon Primary School

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