Dorchester Primary School

Sutton · KT4 8PG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 472 pupils, 17.6% FSM

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Dorchester Primary School

General Information

Address: Dorchester Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8PG – View on map
Phone: 02083301144
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Bell
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 42 families put it first for 51 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 7 of the 51 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

472 pupils out of 682 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 79
% eligible for free school meals: 17.6%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Sutton average)
English as an additional language: 38% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 7.9% a year (Sutton 14.1%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 33% moved to another school, 67% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Sutton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Sutton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 56 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 25 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points below the Sutton average (73%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 85% · Writing 73% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 86%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 108
Based on: 91 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSutton averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points below the Sutton average (73%).

Year 6 SATs: 22nd of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

#20Stanley Park Junior School70%
#21Harris Junior Academy Carshalton69%
#22Dorchester Primary School67%
=23Bandon Hill Primary School65%
=23High View Primary School65%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery94%
=2Cheam Common Junior Academy90%
=2Westbourne Primary School90%
#4Manor Park Primary Academy87%
=5Cheam Fields Primary Academy84%
=5Robin Hood Junior School84%
#7Beddington Park Academy80%
=8Brookfield Primary Academy79%
=8Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy79%
=8Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base79%
#11All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School78%
=12All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School76%
=12Barrow Hedges Primary School76%
#14Culvers House Primary School75%
#15Abbey Primary School74%
#16St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School73%
#17Holy Trinity CofE Junior School72%
=18Hackbridge Primary School71%
=18St Mary's RC Junior School71%
#20Stanley Park Junior School70%
#21Harris Junior Academy Carshalton69%
#22Dorchester Primary School67%
=23Bandon Hill Primary School65%
=23High View Primary School65%
#25Devonshire Primary School64%
=26Avenue Primary Academy63%
=26Green Lane Primary and Nursery School63%
#28Wood Field Primary School62%
#29Rushy Meadow Primary Academy61%
#30Tweeddale Primary School48%
#31Green Wrythe Primary School46%
#32Wallington Primary Academy31%

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13th of 20 primary schools in Sutton for Ofsted rating

#11Cuddington Croft Primary School and NurseryGood
#12Culvers House Primary SchoolGood
#13Dorchester Primary SchoolGood
#14Green Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Green Wrythe Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Avenue Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Barrow Hedges Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Beddington Park AcademyOutstanding
#4Cheam Park Farm Primary AcademyOutstanding
#5St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Abbey Primary SchoolGood
#7All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Bandon Hill Primary SchoolGood
#10Brookfield Primary AcademyGood
#11Cuddington Croft Primary School and NurseryGood
#12Culvers House Primary SchoolGood
#13Dorchester Primary SchoolGood
#14Green Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Green Wrythe Primary SchoolGood
#16Hackbridge Primary SchoolGood
#17Rushy Meadow Primary AcademyGood
#18St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19Tweeddale Primary SchoolGood
#20Westbourne Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,718 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 26 primary schools in Sutton for spending per pupil

#3Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base£9,473
#4Wood Field Primary School£8,981
#5Dorchester Primary School£7,718
#6Tweeddale Primary School£7,561
#7Avenue Primary Academy£7,548

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Green Wrythe Primary School£14,039
#2Wallington Primary Academy£10,746
#3Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base£9,473
#4Wood Field Primary School£8,981
#5Dorchester Primary School£7,718
#6Tweeddale Primary School£7,561
#7Avenue Primary Academy£7,548
#8Culvers House Primary School£7,243
#9Hackbridge Primary School£7,148
#10Manor Park Primary Academy£7,069
#11Rushy Meadow Primary Academy£6,986
#12Cheam Fields Primary Academy£6,963
#13Devonshire Primary School£6,952
#14High View Primary School£6,779
#15Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy£6,737
#16Bandon Hill Primary School£6,736
#17Green Lane Primary and Nursery School£6,673
#18Brookfield Primary Academy£6,670
#19Westbourne Primary School£6,540
#20All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School£6,520
#21St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School£6,483
#22All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School£6,456
#23Abbey Primary School£6,404
#24Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery£6,044
#25Barrow Hedges Primary School£5,602
#26Beddington Park Academy£5,169

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