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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
The Dormston School
Secondary
Mill Bank Sedgley, Dudley, DY31SN
013 8481 6395


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1119

The Dormston School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1120. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 23 Nov 2016.


PUPIL MIX
556 boys and 563 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
14.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
1.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
14.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
14.8%
EHC PLAN
2%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
43.1
Local Authority
43.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
34%
Local Authority
37%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 38% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.66 3.77 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

23 Nov 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 607
Of which first preference applications 292
Of which second preference applications 175
Of which third preference applications 78
Total offers made 220
Of which first preference offers 215
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 88% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 3% 6% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£145,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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