My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
63%Agree
33%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%Dorchester Primary School
Foundation school — Primary
KT4 8PG / 3–11 / Does not apply
58.6
KS2 score
95%
parents recommend
🤝 Strong SEN support
KS2 Results
- KS2 average score
- 58.6
- Reaching expected standard
- 67%
95% of parents would recommend this school
124 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
40%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
42%Agree
51%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
13%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
7%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
56%Agree
38%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
40%Agree
29%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%Not applicable
18%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 29 parents
Strongly agree
46%Agree
39%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
33%Agree
50%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
10%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
45%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
44%Agree
47%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
43%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
40%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
44%Agree
42%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
95%No
5%24.1% of pupils receive SEN support
24.1%
SEN support
4.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 10.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 5.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
91.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Not applicable
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 91.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 20.5:1
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 14.38%
- English as additional language
- 32.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 96%
- White
- 55.2%
- Mixed
- 10.2%
- Asian
- 22.8%
- Black
- 2.1%
- Other
- 6.8%
White British44.2%
Other White10.8%
Irish Traveller0.2%
Other Mixed7.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African0.4%
Indian7.8%
Other Asian5.7%
Chinese5.3%
Pakistani3.4%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Caribbean1.3%
African0.4%
Other Black0.4%