Dorridge Primary School
Station Road, Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8EU
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Dorridge Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roslyn Ashe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Meriden
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 686
- URN
- 104045
- Local authority
- Solihull
About this school
Dorridge Primary School was a community primary school in Solihull. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 686 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Dorridge Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 |
| Writing progress | -0.10 |
| Maths progress | +1.20 |
How Dorridge Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 6.8% | 686 | — |
| Dorridge Primary School | 78% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 702 | 0.0 miles |
| St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 11.9% | 176 | 0.1 miles |
| Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 10.4% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
| Knowle Church of England Primary Academy | 73% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 468 | 1.2 miles |
| Monkspath Junior and Infant School | 83% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 703 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.8%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dorridge Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Knowle Church of England Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Monkspath Junior and Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
- Cranmore Infant School Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dorridge Primary School teach?
- Dorridge Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Solihull.
- Has Dorridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dorridge Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Dorridge Primary School?
- Dorridge Primary School had 686 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Dorridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dorridge Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.