Dorchester Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Worcester Park, Sutton·KT4 8PG
Composite score
61.0
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National rank
#815
In London
#23
In Sutton
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
42 first choices, 51 places
First choices per place
0.82
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
127
any preference, for 51 places
Applications from another council area
15%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9620220.9820230.9820240.9220250.822026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Dorchester Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
527
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
32.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,718
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Dorchester Primary School is a primary school serving Worcester Park, Sutton, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 527 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Dorchester Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 42 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Dorchester Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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