Dame Dorothy Primary School is a primary school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dock Street, Sunderland

School Information

Address: Dock Street, Sunderland, SR6 0EA
Website: www.damedorothyprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01912505525
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Iain Williamson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108776

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dame Dorothy Primary School
Dock Street , Monkwearmouth SR6 0EA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Redby Academy
Fulwell Road , SR6 9QP
3out of 4 985 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fulwell Road , SR6 9QU
3out of 4 1,122 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Park Primary School
Swan Street , SR5 1EA
4out of 4 1,167 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hudson Road Primary School
Villiers Street South , SR1 2AH
3out of 4 1,360 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN
4out of 4 2,063 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA
1out of 4 2,428 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ
3out of 4 2,792 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Monkwearmouth Academy
Torver Crescent , SR6 8LG
- not rated 2,796 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southmoor Academy
Ryhope Road , SR2 7TF
3out of 4 2,927 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon of Light School
Beacon of Light , Stadium Park SR5 1SU
2out of 4 1,019 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
University of Sunderland
4th Floor, Edinburgh Building , City Campus, Chester Road SR1 3SD
- not rated 1,677 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Argyle House School
19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA
- not rated 2,243 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashbrooke School
Ashbrooke Road , Sunderland SR2 7JA
- not rated 2,413 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Consilium Evolve
Thornhill Academy , Thornholme Road SR2 7NA
- not rated 2,494 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.