My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
40%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%Dorothy Stringer School
Community school — Secondary
BN1 6PZ / 11–16 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
53.3
Attainment 8
81%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 53.3
- Progress 8
- 0.11
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.5%
81% of parents would recommend this school
376 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
43%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
53%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
6%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
9%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
6%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
31%Agree
43%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
30%Agree
22%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%Not applicable
25%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 86 parents
Strongly agree
21%Agree
21%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
30%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
46%Agree
39%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
35%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
41%Agree
41%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
42%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
37%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
36%Agree
37%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
81%No
19%16.9% of pupils receive SEN support
16.9%
SEN support
3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 6.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
55.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 55.6%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.3:1
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 27.24%
- English as additional language
- 9.7%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97%
- White
- 75.5%
- Mixed
- 13%
- Asian
- 5.7%
- Black
- 4.9%
- Other
- 2.2%
White British66.8%
Other White7.9%
Irish0.6%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Asian4.7%
Other Mixed3.5%
White & Black Caribbean2.4%
White & Black African2.4%
Bangladeshi1.5%
Other Asian1.4%
Indian1.2%
Chinese1.2%
Pakistani0.4%
Caribbean2.4%
African2.4%
Other Black0.1%