Dorrington Academy, Birmingham

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Dorrington Academy

Dorrington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 1QR

https://www.dorringtonacademy.co.uk/

Dorrington Academy is an academy. It has about 650 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2019 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Environment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		St Mark's Catholic Primary School
0.6		Cherry Orchard Primary School
0.9		Ferndale Primary School
0.9		St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.9		Grestone Academy
0.9		Calshot Primary School
1.0		Beeches Junior School
1.0		Beeches Infant School
1.0		Hamstead Primary School
1.2		St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
1.2		Greenholm Primary School
1.2		Glenmead Primary School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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