Dorothy Stringer School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2023 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
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114580
- Address
- Loder Road, BN1 6PZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1635 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 70.4%
Mixed 12.8%
Other White 6.9%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 1%
African 1%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.8
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.12
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Dorothy Stringer School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 327
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 507
- 3rd preference
- 258
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 325 169 156 |
| Year 8 | 329 184 145 |
| Year 9 | 324 175 149 |
| Year 10 | 330 171 159 |
| Year 11 | 327 190 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 14.0% 18.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 77.0% 57.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |