Water Orton Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.727 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Water Orton Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, Warwickshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

Water Orton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.727 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 40% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire.
In 2026 Reception entry, there were 52 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
36 of the 83 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Warwickshire, and 16 offers went to them.
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.727 miles away, the 68th shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published last distance.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Plank Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SG
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 299 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils feel highly valued, included and supported at Water Orton.”
“They learn in a safe, nurturing environment where staff know them well and help them to grow in confidence.”
“Pupils value the school as a family where learning and personal development are shared as one community.”

To improve

“Over time, some pupils' achievement at the end of key stage 2 has been below that of their peers nationally.”
“Improving the attendance of pupils remains a priority for leaders.”
“For a small minority of pupils who face barriers to their learning, there is still some work to secure continued improvement in attendance and therefore ensure that all pupils fully benefit from all the school has to offer.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	40%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

Curdworth Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
High Meadow Community School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Coleshill Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Edward's Catholic Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Shustoke CofE Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Kingsbury Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hurley Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
Wood End Primary School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published