Dorothy Stringer School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 10 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
- 1626 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 66.8%
Mixed 13%
Other White 7.9%
Other 2.2%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.2
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.07
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 32 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Dorothy Stringer School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 322
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 471
- 3rd preference
- 223
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 326 174 152 |
| Year 8 | 320 164 156 |
| Year 9 | 323 184 139 |
| Year 10 | 326 178 148 |
| Year 11 | 331 169 162 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 78.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |