Dorrington Academy

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy converter
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Birmingham
Address	Dorrington Road, B42 1QR
URN	138218

School Census

Total	648
Girls/Boys	321/327
Girls/Boys Ratio	49.5%/50.5%
% pupils where English not first language	42.6%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	216
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	17.6%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
06/11/2019	Outstanding
11/03/2014	Good

Inspection Date	06/11/2019
Quality of Education	Outstanding
Behaviour and Attitudes	Outstanding
Personal Development	Outstanding
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Outstanding

Inspection Date	11/03/2014
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	56%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8%
Reading	102
Maths	105
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	78
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11
Reading	104.0
Maths	107.0
Reading Progress	-1.0
Writing Progress	3.3
Maths Progress	3.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	73%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	13%
Reading	104.0
Maths	107.0
Reading Progress	1.6
Writing Progress	3.8
Maths Progress	4.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	70%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	13%
Reading	104
Maths	105
Reading Progress	0.2
Writing Progress	2.7
Maths Progress	2.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.03%
Total Applications	181
As First Preference	91
As second preference	42
As third preference	46

Total Offers Made	91
first preference offers	88
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.04%
Total Applications	165
As First Preference	81
As second preference	43
As third preference	39

Total Offers Made	89
first preference offers	78
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.13%
Total Applications	181
As First Preference	96
As second preference	45
As third preference	38

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	85
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.19%
Total Applications	184
As First Preference	102
As second preference	41
As third preference	39

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	86
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	132
As First Preference	70
As second preference	25
As third preference	36

Total Offers Made	78
first preference offers	70
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	101
As First Preference	56
As second preference	20
As third preference	25

Total Offers Made	80
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	7

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	97
As First Preference	46
As second preference	13
As third preference	37

Total Offers Made	55
first preference offers	46
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	94
As First Preference	54
As second preference	11
As third preference	28

Total Offers Made	62
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	110
As First Preference	69
As second preference	20
As third preference	20

Total Offers Made	87
first preference offers	69
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	110
As First Preference	71
As second preference	23
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	85
first preference offers	71
second preference offers	8
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	116
As First Preference	73
As second preference	23
As third preference	18

Total Offers Made	89
first preference offers	73
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	2

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
pakistani ethnic origin	34.3%
indian ethnic origin	14.2%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	13.7%
african ethnic origin	5.5%
caribbean ethnic origin	5.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	4.6%
white and asian ethnic origin	3.5%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	3.5%
any other white background ethnic origin	3.1%
white british ethnic origin	2.5%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	2.2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.8%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.9%

time period	2022-23
pakistani ethnic origin	34.3%
indian ethnic origin	14.7%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	13%
african ethnic origin	5.9%
caribbean ethnic origin	5.7%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	3.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3.7%
white british ethnic origin	3.1%
white and asian ethnic origin	3.1%
any other white background ethnic origin	2.9%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.9%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.2%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%

Nearby Schools

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

(0.48 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Almond Croft, Great Barr, B42 1NU

Cherry Orchard Primary School

(0.59 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Cherry Orchard Road, , B20 2LB