Dormers Wells High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Southall, Ealing
Dormers Wells High School is a secondary school in Southall, Ealing for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Ealing has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dormers Wells Lane, Southall, UB1 3HZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Ealing
- Pupils on roll
- 1,469 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Ambition is at the centre of school life at Dormers Wells High School.”
- “Staff expect all pupils to achieve their potential.”
- “Pupils appreciate this expectation and the high-quality education that they receive.”
To improve
- “Historically, this performance did not meet the school’s high expectations for all courses.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 174 first-preference applications, 228 offers in total, 174 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Ealing published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Ealing.
- Villiers High School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Greenford High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brentside High School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Drayton Manor High School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- William Perkin Church of England High School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Featherstone High School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Elthorne Park High School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published