Dorchester Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 102982
- Address
- Dorchester Road, KT4 8PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 527 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 32.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 44.2%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 10.2%
Indian 7.8%
Other 6.8%
Other Asian 5.7%
Chinese 5.3%
Pakistani 3.4%
African 3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 72%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 20%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 108
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dorchester Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 47
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 15 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 28 26 |
| Year 1 | 50 26 24 |
| Year 2 | 57 39 18 |
| Year 3 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 4 | 70 34 36 |
| Year 5 | 93 57 36 |
| Year 6 | 92 43 49 |