What did School Atlas judge Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in February 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Dormers Wells High School?

Dormers Wells High School has 1,469 pupils on roll.

What ages does Dormers Wells High School take?

Dormers Wells High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Dormers Wells High School located?

Dormers Wells High School is located in Southall, UB1 3HZ, Ealing.

How do I apply to Dormers Wells High School?

Dormers Wells High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Dormers Wells High School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Dormers Wells High School was 1.604 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Dormers Wells High School?

When Dormers Wells High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the academy in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027; 3. Children of staff — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the academy trust at the school for at least two years at the date of application for admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance by straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point for the home address to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school's postcode. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using random allocation.

What is the largest ethnic background at Dormers Wells High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 36.1% of pupils at Dormers Wells High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Dormers Wells High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

1.604miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Dormers Wells High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Dormers Wells High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the academy in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027.
3Children of staff — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the academy trust at the school for at least two years at the date of application for admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
4Distance from home to school — Places are allocated to applicants who live closest to the school. This must be the address where parent and child normally live and they must be living there on the closing date for receipt of applications.

If two applications tie: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance by straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point for the home address to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school's postcode. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using random allocation.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first by law; not numbered as a criterion. Provision also made for children of multiple births and children of newly appointed staff.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Dormers Wells High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in February 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dormers Wells High School?: Dormers Wells High School has 1,469 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dormers Wells High School take?: Dormers Wells High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Dormers Wells High School located?: Dormers Wells High School is located in Southall, UB1 3HZ, Ealing.
How do I apply to Dormers Wells High School?: Dormers Wells High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Dormers Wells High School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Dormers Wells High School was 1.604 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Dormers Wells High School?: When Dormers Wells High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the academy in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027; 3. Children of staff — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the academy trust at the school for at least two years at the date of application for admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance by straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point for the home address to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school's postcode. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Dormers Wells High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 36.1% of pupils at Dormers Wells High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Dormers Wells High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Dormers Wells High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the academy in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027.
3Children of staff — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the academy trust at the school for at least two years at the date of application for admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
4Distance from home to school — Places are allocated to applicants who live closest to the school. This must be the address where parent and child normally live and they must be living there on the closing date for receipt of applications.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first by law; not numbered as a criterion. Provision also made for children of multiple births and children of newly appointed staff.

Dormers Wells High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Dormers Wells High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in February 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dormers Wells High School?: Dormers Wells High School has 1,469 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dormers Wells High School take?: Dormers Wells High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Dormers Wells High School located?: Dormers Wells High School is located in Southall, UB1 3HZ, Ealing.
How do I apply to Dormers Wells High School?: Dormers Wells High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Dormers Wells High School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Dormers Wells High School was 1.604 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Dormers Wells High School?: When Dormers Wells High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the academy in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027; 3. Children of staff — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the academy trust at the school for at least two years at the date of application for admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance by straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point for the home address to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school's postcode. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Dormers Wells High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 36.1% of pupils at Dormers Wells High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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