The Prince of Wales SchoolDamers First School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dorchester.

Summary of the comparison

The Prince of Wales School and Damers First School are primary schools in Dorchester.

  • The Prince of Wales School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Damers First School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Prince of Wales School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Prince of Wales School was judged strong and Damers First School was judged Good.

Side-by-side comparison

The Prince of Wales School versus Damers First School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DorchesterThe Prince of Wales SchoolDorchesterDamers First SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking75th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure90th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-9 4-9
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll156 477
Capacity150 600
LocationDorchester, DT1 2HH Dorchester, DT1 3DF
Pupils
Pupils in the census156 477
Free school meals (ever 6)12.2% 18.9%
English as an additional language1.9% 14.0%
SEN support23.7% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.7% 5.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.7% 8.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Prince of Wales School

Damers First School

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