Dame Dorothy Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 10 2022 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
Sunderland
Unique reference
108776
Address
Dock Street, Monkwearmouth, SR6 0EA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
216 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
27.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.5%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.1%
African 26.9%
Other Asian 5.6%
Other 5.1%
Other White 2.8%
Chinese 2.3%
Indian 0.9%
Mixed 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-2
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Dame Dorothy Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
10
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
27
12
15
Year 1
29
16
13
Year 2
22
11
11
Year 3
29
19
10
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
30
12
18
Year 6
30
11
19
Year 2023-2024

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