Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolDorridge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Solihull.

Summary of the comparison

Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School and Dorridge Primary School are primary schools in Solihull.

  • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dorridge Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Dorridge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Dorridge Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School and 78.0% for Dorridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School versus Dorridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SolihullBentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolSolihullDorridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking24th of 56 in Solihull Stronger figure34th of 56 in Solihull
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll360 672
Capacity420 710
LocationSolihull, B93 9AS Solihull, B93 8EU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% 78.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard27.0% Stronger figure17.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census360 672
Free school meals (ever 6)10.4% 5.7%
English as an additional language7.5% 6.7%
SEN support10.0% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.6% 1.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School

Dorridge Primary School

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