Dorridge Primary School
Station Road, Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher GemmaThelwell /JodieHales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Arden Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 702
- URN
- 149928
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01564772836
About this school
Dorridge Primary School is a primary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 702 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dorridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Dorridge Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 695 |
| 2024/25 | 672 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dorridge Primary School compares
Dorridge Primary School ranked 9th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 702 | — |
| 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 |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath | 63% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 204 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.73%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.78%
- Persistent absence
- 1.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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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
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Monkspath Junior and Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath2.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Dorridge Primary School ranks 8th of the 32 ranked primary 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
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dorridge Primary School teach?
- Dorridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Dorridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dorridge Primary School is Headteacher GemmaThelwell /JodieHales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dorridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dorridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dorridge Primary School?
- Dorridge Primary School has 702 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dorridge Primary School full?
- Dorridge Primary School has capacity for 710 pupils and 702 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dorridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dorridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dorridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dorridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dorridge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dorridge Primary School is part of ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dorridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2023/24 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dorridge Primary School compare with other schools in Solihull?
- Dorridge Primary School ranked 9th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dorridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Dorridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.