Dorrington Academy
Primary schoolDorrington Academy is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 651 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Dorrington Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Hamstead Hall AcademySecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Grestone AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Ferndale Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Calshot Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).