Dordon Primary School, Tamworth
Dordon Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Tamworth, part of Community Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 34 schools in Tamworth with published results, and 13,711th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Dordon Primary School in detail
Dordon Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports and cheerleading.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Dordon Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 56% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Dordon Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Dordon Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Dordon Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dordon Primary School are Birchwood Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 78% maths); The Nethersole CofE Academy (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 69% maths); Three Peaks Primary Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 78% maths); and Woodside CofE Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 66% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Dordon Primary School.
Birchwood Primary SchoolThe Nethersole CofE AcademyThree Peaks Primary AcademyWoodside CofE Primary School
The trust
Dordon Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Community Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 50 pupils (24%) received SEN support and 6 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Polesworth Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Dordon Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
28.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 55% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 66% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 47% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
32.0
KS2
6
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dordon Primary School.
- Birchwood Pre-School & After School Club470m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Dordon Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Dordon Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Dordon Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Dordon Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
210 pupils
210 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
50
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
26.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
208
Total Pupils
106
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,866
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,670
Per pupil
£1334k
Total funding
£95k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
18.3%
Persistent absence
191
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dordon Primary School
Questions parents ask about Dordon Primary School
What are SATs results like at Dordon Primary School?
Of the pupils at Dordon Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 55% reached the expected standard in reading and 52% did so in maths.
What is Dordon Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Dordon Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Dordon Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Dordon Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dordon Primary School?
Dordon Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Dordon Primary School?
Classes at Dordon Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Dordon Primary School?
Dordon Primary School has around 208 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Dordon Primary School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Dordon Primary School in 2024/25. 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Dordon Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Dordon Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Dordon Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Dordon Primary School: Birchwood Pre-School & After School Club (470m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Dordon Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dordon Primary School?
Dordon Primary School is at Roman Way, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1PJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)