The Dormston School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 103855
- Address
- Mill Bank, Sedgley, DY3 1SN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1138 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 87.1%
Mixed 6.8%
Indian 2.1%
Other White 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
The Dormston School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 181
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 105
Offers
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 42
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 107 116 |
| Year 8 | 229 122 107 |
| Year 9 | 238 114 124 |
| Year 10 | 221 99 122 |
| Year 11 | 227 115 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 68.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |