Dorchester Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 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
- 580 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 32.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 46.2%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 9.3%
Other Asian 7.8%
Other 7.4%
Indian 6.7%
Chinese 5.3%
Pakistani 2.1%
African 1.6%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 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 69%
Local authority average 68%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 17%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 108
England average 104
Admissions
Dorchester Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 10 6 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
Reception, Full-time | 55 32 23 |
Year 1 | 61 34 27 |
Year 2 | 82 36 46 |
Year 3 | 79 49 30 |
Year 4 | 80 39 41 |
Year 5 | 89 43 46 |
Year 6 | 92 52 40 |
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