What did Ofsted judge Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Dormers Wells Primary School?

Dormers Wells Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.

What ages does Dormers Wells Primary School take?

Dormers Wells Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Dormers Wells Primary School located?

Dormers Wells Primary School is located in Southall, UB1 3HX, Ealing.

How do I apply to Dormers Wells Primary School?

Dormers Wells Primary 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 primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Dormers Wells Primary School?

When Dormers Wells Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - 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 — Siblings attending Dormers Wells Primary School - Children with a brother or sister attending either school at the time of admission (see below for definition of sibling); 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Dormers Wells Primary School because of exceptional medical and / or social needs of the child or their parent(s) / carer(s), (see below for definitions of medical or social needs), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 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 Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.5% of pupils at Dormers Wells Primary School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Dormers Wells Primary School

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

1Looked after or previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - 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 — Siblings attending Dormers Wells Primary School - Children with a brother or sister attending either school at the time of admission (see below for definition of sibling).
3Exceptional medical or social need — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Dormers Wells Primary School because of exceptional medical and / or social needs of the child or their parent(s) / carer(s), (see below for definitions of medical or social needs).
4Children 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 (see below for definition of parent).
6Distance 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. (See below for definition of distance).

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.

The published numbered list of criteria skips from 4 directly to 6 (there is no criterion numbered 5 in the source document); this has been preserved verbatim as printed.

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 Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dormers Wells Primary School?: Dormers Wells Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dormers Wells Primary School take?: Dormers Wells Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Dormers Wells Primary School located?: Dormers Wells Primary School is located in Southall, UB1 3HX, Ealing.
How do I apply to Dormers Wells Primary School?: Dormers Wells Primary 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 primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Dormers Wells Primary School?: When Dormers Wells Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - 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 — Siblings attending Dormers Wells Primary School - Children with a brother or sister attending either school at the time of admission (see below for definition of sibling); 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Dormers Wells Primary School because of exceptional medical and / or social needs of the child or their parent(s) / carer(s), (see below for definitions of medical or social needs), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 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 Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.5% of pupils at Dormers Wells Primary School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Dormers Wells Primary School

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

1Looked after or previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - 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 — Siblings attending Dormers Wells Primary School - Children with a brother or sister attending either school at the time of admission (see below for definition of sibling).
3Exceptional medical or social need — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Dormers Wells Primary School because of exceptional medical and / or social needs of the child or their parent(s) / carer(s), (see below for definitions of medical or social needs).
4Children 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 (see below for definition of parent).
6Distance 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. (See below for definition of distance).

The published numbered list of criteria skips from 4 directly to 6 (there is no criterion numbered 5 in the source document); this has been preserved verbatim as printed.

Dormers Wells Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Dormers Wells Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dormers Wells Primary School?: Dormers Wells Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dormers Wells Primary School take?: Dormers Wells Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Dormers Wells Primary School located?: Dormers Wells Primary School is located in Southall, UB1 3HX, Ealing.
How do I apply to Dormers Wells Primary School?: Dormers Wells Primary 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 primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Dormers Wells Primary School?: When Dormers Wells Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - 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 — Siblings attending Dormers Wells Primary School - Children with a brother or sister attending either school at the time of admission (see below for definition of sibling); 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Dormers Wells Primary School because of exceptional medical and / or social needs of the child or their parent(s) / carer(s), (see below for definitions of medical or social needs), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 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 Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.5% of pupils at Dormers Wells Primary School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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