SCHOOL PROFILE

Dormers Wells Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145406
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 49.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Ealing
Trust DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 418 378 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 223 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 195 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.6%
11.8 pts above England
School 36.6%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

69.6%
49.3 pts above England
School 69.6%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
32.5%
136
Any other ethnic group
18.2%
76
Pakistani
11.5%
48
African
10.3%
43
Any other Asian background
8.4%
35
Bangladeshi
6.9%
29
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 22.3% 93 of 418 pupils
1.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 73 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Moderate learning difficulty 27
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2

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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Ealing 75.6%
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

5.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 5.55%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.32 pts lower than England
School 15.50%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.05 pts lower than England
School 1.75%
Ealing 1.82%
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

49.8% 38.4 pts below England
Dormers Wells Primary School
49.8%
Ealing
87.8%
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