Dorchester Primary School
Primary schoolDorchester Primary School is a primary school in Sutton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 472 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Dorchester Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Sutton and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 20% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 108 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Cheam Common Infants' AcademyPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met680 m
- Cheam Common Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed740 m
- Green Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Brookways SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file830 m
- Brookfield Primary AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, October 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sutton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).