Dorrington Academy
Academy converter primary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Dorrington Academy is a primary school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 633 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 708. It is part of the DORRINGTON ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr John Harrison.
Key facts
- URN
- 138218
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.10 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claudia Gray-Mooney | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mrs Diana Muhammad | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Michael Wingrove Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Ruane Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lauranne Middleton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Fayaz Khuhro Khuhro | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Chantelle Bayliss Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Unwin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Chantelle Bayliss Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Ms Janet Hamilton-White Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr John Harrison Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr John Harrison Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Miss Dawn Cox Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Miss Diana Nagy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Keith Holt Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record