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Dorrington Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 1QR · dorringtonacademy.co.uk · 0121 464 5330
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 651
- 92% of 708 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.1%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 92 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 91 | 91 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 81 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 96 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.07 mi1.72 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.16 mi1.87 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.77 mi2.84 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.98 mi1.58 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dorrington Academy on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Some aspects not as strong, ungraded inspection, Jun 2025
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2025Ungraded inspectionSome aspects not as strong
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 40
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied