Dorothy Stringer School

Community school · Secondary school · Brighton, Brighton and Hove

BN1 6PZ

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

66.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#582

National rank

#121

In South East

In Brighton and Hove

Top 18%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

53.3

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

62%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

80%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

37%

EBacc average points score

5.07

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 49.8 → 53.3 ▲ 3.5 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,626 % FSM ever-6 24.0% % EAL 9.7% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Varndean School Brighton · 0.3 mi 61.0 Patcham High School Brighton · 0.9 mi 56.9 Cardinal Newman Catholic School Hove · 1.1 mi 63.0 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Hove · 1.7 mi 51.4 Blatchington Mill School Hove · 1.8 mi 63.7 King's School Hove · 2.1 mi 67.1 Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Brighton · 2.4 mi 45.2 Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Brighton · 3.6 mi 53.4