Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2024
Expected Standard
78%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Dorridge Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Solihull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.
Dorridge Primary School is an academy converter in Solihull, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 672 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 45 primaries in Solihull and #2,987 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
78%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
110
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
73%
Read SS
108
Maths SS
106
GPS SS
108
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
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