Academic Results
At Dorchester, we provide a rich and broad learning experience, striving to ensure all children make steady and consistent progress, growing in their knowledge and developing their skills throughout their time with us.
We are a truly inclusive school in which we want every child to achieve their potential, regardless of their starting point. We welcome everyone whose needs we are able to meet, as we believe this enhances the richness and diversity of our community. Our approach enables all of our children to achieve excellence and be ready for the next stage of their educational journey.
We are really proud of the results that all our children achieve - our 2025 results are outlined below, including those for our children with Special Educational Needs and those that speak English as an Additional Language.
You can also look at our results data on the government's school performance website https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables
Key Stage 2 (Year 6) outcomes
Dorchester Primary School – Year 6 SATs Results, 2025
Cohort size: 91 pupils. Figures show the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard or higher in the 2025 national curriculum assessments. Writing is teacher assessed. Percentages are rounded to whole numbers.
Reading
85% (Nat: 75%)
Writing (TA)
73% (Nat: 72%)
Maths
86% (Nat: 74%)
RWM Combined
67% (Nat: 62%)
| Subject | School 2025 | National 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 85% | 75% |
| Writing (TA) | 73% | 72% |
| Maths | 86% | 74% |
| Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (GPS) | 86% | 73% |
| Reading, Writing & Maths (RWM) Combined | 67% | 62% |
| Subject | School 2025 | National 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43% | 33% |
| Writing (TA) | 20% | 13% |
| Maths | 42% | 26% |
| GPS | 52% | 30% |
| RWM Combined | 15% | 8% |
| Subject | School 2025 | National 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106.8 | 105.0 |
| Maths | 107.8 | 104.0 |
| GPS | 109.5 | 105.0 |
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 81% | 78% | 85% |
| Writing (TA) | 75% | 77% | 73% |
| Maths | 78% | 81% | 86% |
| GPS | 80% | 82% | 86% |
| RWM Combined | 69% | 67% | 67% |
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38% | 22% | 43% |
| Writing (TA) | 13% | 21% | 20% |
| Maths | 38% | 34% | 42% |
| GPS | 44% | 43% | 52% |
| RWM Combined | 11% | 12% | 15% |
Notes: National figures are provisional until the DfE publishes final statistics. Percentages may not sum due to rounding.
Progress measures are not published for the 2025 cohort nationally (no KS1 baseline due to the COVID‑19 pandemic), so the usual KS1→KS2 progress table is not included this year.
| Subject | EAL – School | EAL – National | SEN (All) – School | SEN (All) – National |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 90% | 69% | 68% | 39% |
| Writing | 77% | 71% | 48% | 29% |
| Maths | 97% | 77% | 64% | 36% |
| GPS | 92% | 75% | 68% | 33% |
| RWM Combined | 74% | 60% | 36% | 20% |
| Subject | EAL – School | EAL – National | SEN (All) – School | SEN (All) – National |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49% | 26% | 28% | 10% |
| Writing | 23% | 14% | 8% | 3% |
| Maths | 59% | 30% | 12% | 7% |
| GPS | 69% | 36% | 24% | 8% |
| RWM Combined | 21% | 9% | 4% | 1% |