UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Urgent improvementURN 103200

George Dixon Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B17 8LE

Ages 4–11 · 283 pupils · Birmingham

School website

Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-02-24

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

283 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
283
Boys / girls
145 / 138
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
283 / 300 (94%)
Free school meals
49.1%
FSM pupils
139
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Zoe jackson

Location

Address
City Road, Edgbaston
Postcode
B17 8LE
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 283 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 49.1%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B17
12
Primary in B17
7
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BirminghamNear B17

  • George Dixon Primary

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B17 8LE · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    0.1 miles away

  • Shireland Hall Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 4PW · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM28.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.5 miles away

  • Shireland Technology Primary

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 4ND · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM39.1%
    • Demand1.17

    0.6 miles away

  • Bearwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 4HB · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM45.4%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Cape Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 4SH · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM49.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • City Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B16 0HL · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 5HX · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 3LX · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Zoe jackson
Telephone
01216752775
Website
www.georgedixonprimary.bham.sch.uk/

Official links