Dorothy Stringer School is a secondary school located in Brighton. 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 14/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Loder Road, Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Website: https://public.dorothy-stringer.co.uk/ds/Pages/Home.aspx
Telephone: 01273852222
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matt Hillier
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114580

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1667
Number of Boys: 880
Number of Girls: 787

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.19 Confidence interval 0.04 to 0.33
Of the 322 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 309 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.5
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, BN2 0GR 		3,100 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road, BN1 6NE 		340 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road, Withdean BN1 6UT 		603 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hertford Infant School
Hertford Road, BN1 7GF 		1,118 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Downs Junior School
Rugby Road, BN1 6ED 		1,370 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Stanford Infant School
Highcroft Villas, BN1 5PS 		1,474 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, BN1 6PZ 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Varndean School
Balfour Road, BN1 6NP 		508 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road, BN1 8PB 		1,622 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND 		1,826 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW 		2,942 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedVarndean College
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ 		326 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road, BN3 6EG 		1,904 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue, Brighton BN1 6FB 		1,041 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close, BN1 7FP 		1,507 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway, BN3 6LU 		1,564 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWindlesham School
190 Dyke Road, BRIGHTON BN1 5AA 		1,637 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDowns View Life Skills College
7 Old London Road, Patcham BN1 8XR 		1,681 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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