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Dorchester Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Stuart Mills

corporate_fareHULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHull, HU7 6AH

language Visit Website phone 1482825207

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

319

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Dorchester Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Hull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dorchester Primary School is an academy converter in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 291 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 70 primaries in Kingston upon Hull, City of and #6,044 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 0.7

0.7

Write

LA 0.8

-1.1 to 2.6

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 1.1

-2.3 to 1.5

0.0

Write

LA 1.0

-1.7 to 1.7

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.0 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 1.0

-1.1 to 2.5

-0.1

Write

LA 0.8

-1.8 to 1.6

Maths

LA 1.3

-1.6 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-20

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 291 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	291	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	285	1	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	300	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	294	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	278	2	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	320	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	313	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	333	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	345	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	328	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	351	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	343	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils