Dame Dorothy Primary School
Dock Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, SR6 0EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Tullock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Lights Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 151412
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912505525
About this school
Dame Dorothy Primary School is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 10 February 2022, 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Dame Dorothy Primary School (URN 108776).
How Dame Dorothy Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 181 | — |
| Redby Academy | 70% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 259 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 8% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Grange Park Primary School | 39% | 6.9% | 48.5% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Hudson Road Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 31.8% | 345 | 0.8 miles |
| Fulwell Junior School | 78% | 4% | 10% | 350 | 1.1 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Redby Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Grange Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Hudson Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Fulwell Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dame Dorothy Primary School teach?
- Dame Dorothy Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Dame Dorothy Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dame Dorothy Primary School is Mrs Laura Tullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dame Dorothy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dame Dorothy 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 Dame Dorothy Primary School?
- Dame Dorothy Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dame Dorothy Primary School full?
- Dame Dorothy Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 181 on roll (77%), 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 Dame Dorothy Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dame Dorothy Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dame Dorothy Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dame Dorothy Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dame Dorothy Primary School?
- Dame Dorothy Primary School is part of NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Dame Dorothy Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dame Dorothy Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.