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
- 554 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 45.3%
Other White 9.9%
Mixed 9.2%
Other Asian 8.1%
Other 7.9%
Indian 7.2%
Chinese 4.7%
Pakistani 2.5%
African 2.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
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 69%
Local authority average 71%
England average 61%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dorchester Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 10 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 24 26 |
| Year 1 | 56 36 20 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 71 34 37 |
| Year 4 | 87 53 34 |
| Year 5 | 87 40 47 |
| Year 6 | 92 45 47 |