SCHOOL PROFILE

Dorchester Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 102982
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 682 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sutton
Trust Sutton Education Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 472 449 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 209 44.3% of pupils
Male pupils 263 55.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.7%
8.1 pts below England
School 16.7%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.1%
17.8 pts above England
School 38.1%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.9%
0.9 pts above England
School 1.9%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
42.2%
199
Any other White background
11.9%
56
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
35
Any other ethnic group
7.2%
34
Indian
7.0%
33
Any other Asian background
5.7%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.7% 140 of 472 pupils
8.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.7%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.8% 117 pupils
England 14.8% 10.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 67
Speech, language & communication 32
Specific learning difficulty 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Multi-sensory impairment 3
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Sutton 75.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts lower than England
School 5.70%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.66 pts lower than England
School 13.15%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.90 pts lower than England
School 0.91%
Sutton 1.60%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.2% 19.0 pts below England
Dorchester Primary School
69.2%
Sutton
95.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information