Community school Secondary Open

Dorothy Stringer School

Loder Road, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 October 2023). Last inspected 10 October 2023.

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1,626
Pupils
23.9%
Free school meals

About this school

Dorothy Stringer School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. The school has 1,626 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 October 2023). Last inspected 10 October 2023. The Headteacher is Matt Hillier. The school is administered by Brighton and Hove local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Matt Hillier
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Gender
Mixed
URN
114580

Admissions

Applications for places at Dorothy Stringer School are handled by the school or the local authority (Brighton and Hove). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

53.3
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.11
Progress 8 · 2023-24
62%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
80%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.07
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
76%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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