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Dame Dorothy Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Dock Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland SR6 0EA · damedorothyprimary.co.uk · 0191 250 5525
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 181
- 77% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 29.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108776)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 February 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Dame Dorothy Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 9 Feb 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108776)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108776), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108776)
Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108776)