Dame Dorothy Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dock Street
Monkwearmouth
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR6 0EA
Phone 01912505525
Reference Number 108776

General Makeup

Number of pupils 216
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 27.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 13 29
2 11 11 22
3 19 10 29
4 15 15 30
5 12 18 30
6 11 19 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 55.1%
African 26.9%
Asian, Other 5.6%
White, Other 2.8%
Chinese 2.3%
Indian 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-04-01
Date Description Report
2022-02-09 School inspection School inspection
2017-02-02 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-05-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2006-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-02-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 6 1
From another Local Authority 2 0

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