Dormers Wells Primary School
Dormers Wells Lane, Southall, UB1 3HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Toni George
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Dormers Wells Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Ealing Southall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 145406
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085711230
About this school
Dormers Wells Primary School is a primary academy in Southall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 71% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 15% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 87% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +7.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.10 | - | - |
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 Dormers Wells 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 | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 488 |
| 2024/25 | 471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dormers Wells Primary School compares
Dormers Wells Primary School ranked 39th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.6% | 39.8% | 418 | — |
| Allenby Primary School | 44% | 6.1% | 40.4% | 253 | 0.5 miles |
| North Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 23.5% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Hambrough Primary School | 84% | 5% | 24.1% | 440 | 0.7 miles |
| Mayfield Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 29.7% | 421 | 0.8 miles |
| Lady Margaret Primary School | 80% | 6.5% | 26.9% | 434 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.76%
- English as an additional language
- 65.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.55%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Allenby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southall
-
North Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Hambrough Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesex
-
Mayfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Lady Margaret Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southall
Other schools in Southall
Dormers Wells Primary School ranks 12th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Southall.
- Allenby Primary School Primary
- Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Blair Peach Primary School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Dairy Meadow Primary School Primary
- Durdans Park Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lady Margaret Primary School Primary
- North Primary School Primary
- Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dormers Wells Primary School teach?
- Dormers Wells Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southall.
- Who is the headteacher of Dormers Wells Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dormers Wells Primary School is Mrs Toni George, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dormers Wells Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dormers Wells 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 big is Dormers Wells Primary School?
- Dormers Wells Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dormers Wells Primary School full?
- Dormers Wells Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 418 on roll (50%), 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 Dormers Wells Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dormers Wells Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dormers Wells Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dormers Wells Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dormers Wells Primary School?
- Dormers Wells Primary School is part of DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dormers Wells Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dormers Wells Primary School rank locally?
- Dormers Wells Primary School ranked 39th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dormers Wells Primary School's absence rate?
- Dormers Wells Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dormers Wells Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dormers Wells 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 10 July 2026.