George Dixon Primary School
City Road, Birmingham, B17 8LE
283 pupils · 94% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 49.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 11 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 26% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 23 | 56 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 19 | 62 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 13 | 53 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 21 | 54 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 44 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 23 | 58 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 29 | 52 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 31 | 67 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Shireland Technology Primary 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Bearwood Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cape Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- City Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.