Dorchester Primary School
Dorchester Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Sutton Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Bell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 102982
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083301144
About this school
Dorchester Primary School is a foundation primary school in Worcester Park. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dorchester Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 91 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 12% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 82% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dorchester Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 580 |
| 2023/24 | 554 |
| 2024/25 | 527 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dorchester Primary School compares
Dorchester Primary School ranked 21st of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.7% | 18.6% | 472 | — |
| Cheam Common Infants' Academy | — | 4.6% | 5.9% | 410 | 0.4 miles |
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | 90% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 512 | 0.4 miles |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 465 | 0.5 miles |
| Green Lane Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 407 | 0.5 miles |
| Brookfield Primary Academy | 79% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 450 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.6%
- English as an additional language
- 32.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheam Common Infants' Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Cheam Common Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Green Lane Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Brookfield Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton
Other schools in Worcester Park
Dorchester Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Worcester Park.
- Cheam Common Infants' Academy Primary
- Cheam Common Junior Academy Primary
- Cuddington Community Primary School Primary
- Green Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Malden Parochial CofE Primary School Primary
- Linden Bridge School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Dorchester Primary School teach?
- Dorchester Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worcester Park.
- Who is the headteacher of Dorchester Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dorchester Primary School is Mrs Catherine Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dorchester Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dorchester Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dorchester Primary School?
- Dorchester Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dorchester Primary School full?
- Dorchester Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 472 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dorchester Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dorchester Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dorchester Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dorchester Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dorchester Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dorchester Primary School is part of Sutton Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dorchester Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dorchester Primary School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Dorchester Primary School ranked 21st of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dorchester Primary School's absence rate?
- Dorchester Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dorchester Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dorchester Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.