Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2023
Overview of Dorchester Middle School · All-through · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 49% | 5% | 65% | 23% | 71% | 8% | 58% | 14% | 85% | 66% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 543 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 2% | 71% | 27% | 62% | 4% | 60% | 15% | 75% | 66% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 554 |
| 2022/23 | 32% | 3% | 65% | 22% | 51% | 3% | 44% | 10% | 62% | 58% | 103.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | -1.60 | -3.60 | -5.20 | 20% | 590 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 10% | 61% | 23% | 70% | 18% | 65% | 19% | 71% | 66% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | -3.50 | -2.10 | -3.50 | 18% | 617 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 8% | 63% | 29% | 62% | 20% | 59% | 13% | 70% | 61% | 103.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | -2.30 | -2.20 | -4.30 | 16% | 614 |
| 2016/17 | 45% | 5% | 72% | 31% | 51% | 10% | 58% | 18% | 81% | 71% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -1.80 | -5.40 | -4.40 | 15% | 616 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 543 | 18.3 | 22% | 18% | 24% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 554 | 20.3 | 21% | 8% | 26% | 9% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 590 | 21.4 | 20% | 5% | 26% | 7% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 582 | 22.2 | 18% | 5% | 23% | 6% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 588 | 22.6 | 21% | 5% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 617 | 21.2 | 18% | 4% | 18% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 614 | 18.5 | 16% | 3% | 20% | 5% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 616 | 21.4 | 15% | 3% | 21% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.