Dorrington Academy
Academy converter in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 651 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 708 |
| Free school meals | 36.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | DORRINGTON ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1QR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.dorringtonacademy.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01214645330 |
| URN | 138218 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 30 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 November 2019, published 8 December 2019:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 June 2025, outcome: Some aspects not as strong.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Cherry Orchard Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Grestone Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Ferndale Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Calshot Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Beeches Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Hamstead Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.