Dorothy Stringer School
Secondary schoolDorothy Stringer School is a secondary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,626 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Dorothy Stringer School was 50.5, against 47.4 in Brighton and Hove and 46.2 in England.
52% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.5 | 47.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 49.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74.9% | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 327 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Varndean CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file300 m
- Balfour Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Varndean SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional)470 m
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Downs Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Stanford Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 20221.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
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).