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Dorrington Academy

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B42 1QR www.dorringtonacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
633
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
633
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
633
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dorrington Academy · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+19pp
78%67%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
18%
+10pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
633
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1QR
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%18%83%40%85%22%81%42%89%92%108.0107.0111.016%633
2023/2456%8%60%16%83%19%76%33%86%76%102.0105.0107.018%650
2022/2378%11%80%19%91%24%87%36%93%90%104.0107.0109.0-1.00+3.30+3.0018%648
2018/1973%13%74%24%88%27%93%31%91%94%104.0107.0109.0+1.60+3.80+4.0011%649
2017/1870%13%79%17%87%24%78%31%87%87%104.0105.0108.0+0.20+2.70+2.2010%663
2016/1761%9%67%16%80%16%74%34%77%82%103.0105.0109.0-2.20-0.50+0.409%689

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2563320.016%35%37%7%19%
2023/2465020.418%42%36%8%29%
2022/2364821.118%43%36%9%34%
2021/2265219.917%48%36%8%29%
2020/2163919.013%46%34%
2018/1964920.611%47%35%6%13%
2017/1866317.310%46%38%5%12%
2016/1768918.09%59%38%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.