George Dixon Primary School
City Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Zoe jackson
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 103200
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216752775
About this school
George Dixon Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 283 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 55 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 53% | 26% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 56% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 56% | 39% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 65% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How George Dixon Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 26% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Dixon Primary School compares
George Dixon Primary School ranked 263rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 26% | 6.9% | 56.5% | 283 | — |
| Shireland Hall Primary Academy | 69% | 4.3% | 30.3% | 661 | 0.5 miles |
| Shireland Technology Primary | 75% | 4.5% | 37.8% | 440 | 0.6 miles |
| Bearwood Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 45.7% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Cape Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 45.7% | 488 | 0.7 miles |
| City Road Primary School | 69% | 7.5% | 43.2% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 14 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.48%
- English as an additional language
- 51.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 24.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shireland Hall Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Shireland Technology Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Bearwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Cape Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
City Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
George Dixon Primary School ranks 270th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does George Dixon Primary School teach?
- George Dixon Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of George Dixon Primary School?
- The headteacher of George Dixon Primary School is Miss Zoe jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was George Dixon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Dixon Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is George Dixon Primary School?
- George Dixon Primary School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is George Dixon Primary School full?
- George Dixon Primary School has capacity for 300 pupils and 283 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is George Dixon Primary School a faith school?
- No. George Dixon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does George Dixon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records George Dixon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have George Dixon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 26% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Dixon Primary School rank locally?
- George Dixon Primary School ranked 263rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Dixon Primary School's absence rate?
- George Dixon Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Dixon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Dixon Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.