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Dormers Wells High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Dormers Wells Lane, Southall UB1 3HZ · dwhs.co.uk · 020 8566 6446

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.1
average Attainment 8 score. Ealing 52, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Ealing Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,469
69 over 1,400 places · 105%
Local authority
Ealing
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.6%
First language not English
83.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Dormers Wells Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Ealing Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 196 (Places 239)196September 2023: 185 (Places 240)185September 2024: 209 (Places 239)209September 2025: 215 (Places 242)215September 2026: 174 (Places 228)174Places 228
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262281740.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252422150.997%
September 2024Sept 20242392090.998%
September 2023Sept 20232401850.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222391960.898%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 20251.60 mi2.58 km
September 20241.54 mi2.48 km
September 20223.39 mi5.46 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 54.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Ealing it was 52, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.4 (England 46.3)47.42017/18: 45.0 (England 46.5)45.02018/19: 51.0 (England 46.7)51.02021/22: 55.4 (England 48.8)55.42022/23: 52.4 (England 46.3)52.42023/24: 49.6 (England 45.9)49.62024/25: 49.1 (England 46.0)49.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.146.0
▲54.4%45.4%
▲75.4%64.8%
●39.5%40.5%
▲4.434.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101930)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form66.2−3.6
Sixth form college0.4−0.5
Further education26.5+4.5
Other education0.9+0.5
Employment0.40
Not in a lasting destination3.4−0.5
Activity not captured2.1+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.8 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 37.9 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
121 studentsC+ (32.8)Average +0.04
121 studentsC+ (32.9)Average +0.04
23 studentsDist (36.6)Above average +0.57
13.2%AAB or better
99.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24114C (29.5)-0.42
2022/23121C (29.6)—
2021/22110B- (37.9)—
2018/1989C (29.9)-0.18
2017/18104C (29.8)+0.16
2016/1760C (29.7)+0.15
2015/1670C (29)+0.30

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University81.4+5.8
Other education0.7−0.9
Apprenticeship3.6+1.2
Employment2.9−8.1
Not in a lasting destination5.7+0.2
Activity not captured5.7+1.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Dormers Wells High School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
67%
Positive
53%
Replies
15
1% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼53% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼60% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼60% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼53% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 43%

based on 2 parents (13%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼14% agreeEngland 63%

based on 7 parents (47%) with SEND

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