Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College in Chester

Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College is a school located in Chester. 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 04/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wealstone Lane, Chester

School Information

Address:	Wealstone Lane, Chester, CH2 1HD
Website:	http://www.dorinpark.co.uk
Telephone:	01244470134
School Type:	Community special school
Education phase:	Not applicable
Local authority:	Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Lucy Lee
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	111511

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	2 - 19
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils:	138
Number of Boys:	81
Number of Girls:	57

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	7.2%	4%
Persistent absence:	20.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -6.4 to 0.9

Writing

Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -7.8 to -1.1

Maths

Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -4.5 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	0%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:	105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.59 Confidence interval -2.35 to -0.84

Of the 11 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 11 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	0%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	SUPP
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	0%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	0.5
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	0.02
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mill View Primary School Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HB	4out of 4	473 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Heath CofE Primary School Upton Lane , Upton Heath CH2 1ED	3out of 4	620 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Westlea Primary School Upton Westlea Primary School, Weston Grove , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1QJ	3out of 4	636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newton Primary School Kingsway West , Newton CH2 2LA	3out of 4	1,223 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Acresfield Academy Acres Lane , Upton By Chester CH2 1LJ	- not rated	1,642 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upton-by-Chester High School St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN	3out of 4	1,213 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HD	3out of 4	0 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Firs School 45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ	- not rated	856 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ancora House School Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ	4out of 4	1,067 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Chester Parkgate Road , CH1 4BJ	- not rated	1,982 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hammond Mannings Lane , CH2 4ES	- not rated	2,262 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeWealstone Lane, Chester