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The Dormston School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley DY3 1SN · dormston.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 816395
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Dudley 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,128
- 8 over 1,120 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 223 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 219 | 223 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 222 | 246 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 221 | 254 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 223 | 284 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 228 | 274 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 42.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dudley it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | −2.4 |
| Sixth form college | 8.8 | −2 |
| Further education | 75.8 | +7.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
The Dormston School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 49
- 4% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied