# Cherry Orchard Primary School

Cherry Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 440 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E103178. [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 440
- Council: Birmingham
- URN: 103178

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Cherry Orchard Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e151939): 390 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-wood-girls-academy-e138937): 870 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-c-of-e-primary-and-nursery-academy-handsworth-e139041): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dorrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorrington-academy-e138218): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grestone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grestone-academy-e139904): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-ce-primary-academy-handsworth-e140463): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/103178)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/103178)

## How to cite

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