Dorrington Academy

State-Funded School

dorrington-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Perry BarrConstituency

B42 1QRPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dorrington Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 651 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

Asian

67%

Black

10%

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

651

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 651
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 4 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.