The Dormston School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Dudley
Mill Bank, Dudley, DY3 1SN
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/06/2022
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
21.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,128
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
209 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
222
Places offered
540
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 209 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 179 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 74 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 540 | 222 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 116 applications came from outside the council area (46 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Sutton
- Address
- Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1SN
- Phone
- 01384816395
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Ward / constituency
- Sedgley · Dudley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103855
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,128 pupils · 1,120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,168 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 217 | 13% | 48% | 67% | |
| English Language | 217 | 8% | 41% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 214 | 15% | 54% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 185 | 1% | 24% | 53% | |
| History | 89 | 12% | 40% | 53% | |
| Social Studies | 73 | 11% | 53% | 71% | |
| Geography | 64 | 2% | 34% | 45% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 50 | 22% | 66% | 90% | |
| Design & Technology | 49 | 4% | 47% | 69% | |
| German | 45 | 16% | 44% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 9% | 38% | 69% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 63% | 88% | 93% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dudley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.