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Dorchester Primary School

Sutton, KT4 8PGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2023
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
43 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
#5,198
of 13,686 nationally

About Dorchester Primary School

Dorchester Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in 2023 that confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric for this Sutton primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 67% of Year 6 pupils hit that combined benchmark. That figure sits just below the Sutton local authority average of 69%, placing Dorchester 20th out of 33 primary schools in the borough. While the school is not among the top performers in a competitive London borough — Cheam Fields Primary Academy, for example, leads the pack with a ranking score of 87 — Dorchester’s results are solidly within the middle tier, with a national percentile ranking of 38.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDorchester Road, Worcester Park, Sutton, KT4 8PG
HeadteacherCatherine Bell
Local AuthoritySutton
Number of Pupils527
Free School Meals (FSM)17.6%
School Capacity527 / 682 (77% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Feb 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Feb 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Playing FieldsGymnasiumSports HallArt StudiosICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

FootballAthleticsRoundersCross CountryTennisSwimmingNetball

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingGardeningEco ClubBook ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:15

Source: dorchesterprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Dorchester Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.