Dordon Primary School

About Dordon Primary School

Dordon Primary School was rated Good across all five categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014. The school’s headline academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stood at 41% in the 2023/24 academic year. This figure is significantly below the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%, placing the school 144th out of 196 primary schools in the county. Broken down by subject, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 47% in writing and 66% in maths. The school’s ranking within the North Warwickshire borough is 19th out of 21 schools, placing it in the bottom half nationally.

The school’s average scaled scores in reading and maths were 102 and 101 respectively, both just above the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects combined was just 3%, with 19% reaching that level in reading, 6% in maths and 6% in writing. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths were not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has 209 pupils on roll, very close to its capacity of 210, and 32.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision and leadership and management were all Good, with no outstanding grades awarded.

The school offers a range of facilities including an art studio, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall and a sensory room. Sports on offer include rounders, athletics, dance, tennis and netball, and there are clubs for choir, drama and art. Dordon has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 82 applications for 30 places, with 25 offers made to first-preference applicants from 27 first-preference applications. This suggests strong local demand, and families considering Dordon should be aware that securing a place may require living within the catchment area. The nearest outstanding-rated primary school is Birchwood Primary School, 0.7 kilometres away.

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