Community school · Dudley

The Dormston School

11–16Ages
1,128Pupils
SecondaryPhase
103855URN

Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Dudley median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Dudley

538 applications for 219 places · 7th of 19 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

7th of 19 in Dudley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Dudley median (2.3) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

538 applications · 219 places offered · 223 named it first

2026 2.5; Dudley median median 2.3
2025 2.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Dudley median median 2.1
2020 2.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.2; Dudley median median 2.4

This school
Dudley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	219	538	2.5	223	1.02
Sep 2025	222	540	2.4	246	1.11
Sep 2024	221	537	2.4	254	1.15
Sep 2023	223	573	2.6	284	1.27
Sep 2022	228	587	2.6	274	1.20
Sep 2021	238	546	2.3	273	1.15
Sep 2020	220	607	2.8	292	1.33
Sep 2019	221	624	2.8	272	1.23
Sep 2018	221	570	2.6	296	1.34
Sep 2017	224	529	2.4	237	1.06
Sep 2016	247	498	2.0	256	1.04
Sep 2015	159	365	2.3	134	0.84
Sep 2014	165	360	2.2	149	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

229 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.57th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 44.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%11th of 19 in Dudley

Dudley 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Dudley 61% England 66%

This school
Dudley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.44

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	229	44.5	42%	62%	–
2024/25	219	42.1	43%	61%	–
2023/24	227	40.8	30%	52%	−0.44
2022/23	225	44.0	43%	62%	−0.08

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Dormston SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Beacon Hill Academy
1.1 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Ellowes Hall Sports College
1.8 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Colton Hills Community School
2.5 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Bishop Milner Catholic College
2.7 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
3.0 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Ormiston SWB Academy
3.6 km · Wolverhampton

2026

2.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
3.7 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2025

25.1applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
St James Academy
3.7 km · Dudley

Good2024

1.7applications per place 41.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103855 · 332/4023
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,120 pupils · 1,128 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1SN
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources