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Dorrington Academy

3–11Ages
651Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138218URN

Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

167 applications for 88 places · 243rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
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	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
4 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
6 November 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

167 applications · 88 places offered · 84 named it first

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	88	167	1.9	84	0.95
Sep 2025	90	173	1.9	92	1.02
Sep 2024	91	181	2.0	91	1.00
Sep 2023	89	165	1.9	81	0.91
Sep 2022	90	181	2.0	96	1.07
Sep 2021	90	184	2.0	102	1.13
Sep 2020	78	132	1.7	70	0.90
Sep 2019	80	101	1.3	56	0.70
Sep 2018	55	97	1.8	46	0.84
Sep 2017	62	94	1.5	54	0.87
Sep 2016	87	110	1.3	69	0.79
Sep 2015	85	110	1.3	71	0.84
Sep 2014	89	116	1.3	73	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 85% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%51st of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	18%	108	107
2023/24	56%	8%	102	105
2022/23	78%	11%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dorrington AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Cherry Orchard Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Grestone Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ferndale Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Calshot Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place
Beeches Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Hamstead Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2021

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138218 · 330/2065
Trust: Dorrington Academy Trust
Capacity: 708 pupils · 651 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Dorrington Primary School (URN 103195)
Address: Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1QR
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources