Dorchester Primary School
Dorchester Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 6AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Mills
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 139525
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482825207
About this school
Dorchester Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 280 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 56% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 62% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dorchester Primary School compares
Dorchester Primary School ranked 52nd of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.2% | 49.8% | 280 | — |
| St James' Church of England Academy | 63% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 31.3% | 338 | 0.4 miles |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 51% | 616 | 0.6 miles |
| Sutton Park Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 25% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| East Park Primary School | 81% | 4.4% | 5% | 782 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.81%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 17.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Church of England Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Biggin Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Sutton Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
East Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Dorchester Primary School ranks 56th of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dorchester Primary School teach?
- Dorchester Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Dorchester Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dorchester Primary School is Mr Stuart Mills, 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 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dorchester Primary School full?
- Dorchester Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 280 on roll (76%), 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 HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dorchester Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Dorchester Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- 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 58% in 2022/23 and 60% 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Dorchester Primary School ranked 52nd of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 6.2% in the latest published census, above 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 15 July 2026.