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Dorridge Primary School

URN
149928
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Dorridge Primary School
URN
149928
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

83 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

83

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

74

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#7 of 51 schools in Solihull

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Dorridge Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Dorridge Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 November 2024
Inspection date
8 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 November 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

70

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

163

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

70

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.33×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Solihull
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Solihull)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Solihull to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

89.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

78.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B93 8EU - Station Road, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Station Road, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands
Postcode
B93 8EU
Phone
1564772836
Website
www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Solihull
Local authority code
334

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 183 schools in Solihull.

Authority statistics

Total schools

183

Open schools

91

Closed schools

92

Primary schools

115

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 12 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 November 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 November 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 November 20248 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 12 November 2024
    4 July 202324 May 2023-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 4 July 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      12 November 2024
      Inspected
      8 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      4 July 2023
      Inspected
      24 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 69

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary115 (62.8%)
    • Secondary35 (19.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other33 (18.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Dorridge Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Dorridge Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Kingsley Preparatory School129 mNot applicableClosed
    St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School204 mPrimaryOpen
    St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School204 mPrimaryClosed
    Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Arden1.2 kmSecondaryOpen
    Arden School1.2 kmSecondaryClosed
    Knowle CofE Infant School1.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Dorridge Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Dorridge Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Kingsley Preparatory School
      Distance
      129 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      204 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Solihull)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alcott Hall Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryB37 7PYClosed
    Balsall Common Primary SchoolPrimaryCV7 7FSOpen
    Balsall Common Primary SchoolPrimaryCV7 7FSClosed
    Bennetts Well Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryB37 5ABClosed
    Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryB93 9ASOpen
    • Alcott Hall Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B37 7PY
      Status
      Closed
    • Balsall Common Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV7 7FS
      Status
      Open
    • Balsall Common Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV7 7FS
      Status
      Closed
    • Bennetts Well Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B37 5AB
      Status
      Closed
    • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
    St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    204 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Arden
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Arden School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Knowle CofE Infant School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B93 9AS
    Status
    Open