Water Orton Primary School
Community school in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 299 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 323 |
| Free school meals | 18.10% |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| Address | Plank Lane, Water Orton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, B46 1SG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.waterortonprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01217472851 |
| URN | 125620 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 13 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 February 2024, published 14 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Smith's Wood Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Castle Bromwich Junior School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Kingshurst Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Curdworth Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- High Meadow Community School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Minworth Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Warwickshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.