Dorothy Stringer School
About the school
Dorothy Stringer School is an open secondary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 October 2023
- Published
- 20 November 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.3
- Brighton and Hove
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Brighton and Hove
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.50%
- Brighton and Hove
- 47.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.00%
- Brighton and Hove
- 66.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 75.80%
- Brighton and Hove
- 52.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.07
- Brighton and Hove
- 4.24
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1626
Girls
46.56%
Boys
53.44%
SEN support
13.96%
Education, health and care plan
2.95%
English as an additional language
9.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.99%
Overall absence
10.8
Persistent absence
30.73
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
329
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%