Dormers Wells High School
Dormers Wells Lane, Southall, UB1 3HZ
1,469 pupils · 105% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 26 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 228 | 174 | 553 | 216 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 242 | 215 | 684 | 236 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 239 | 209 | 663 | 235 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 240 | 185 | 657 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 239 | 196 | 623 | 236 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 184 | 728 | 236 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 176 | 688 | 232 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 237 | 181 | 776 | 237 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Villiers High School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School 1.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Greenford High School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Brentside High School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Drayton Manor High School 2.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- William Perkin Church of England High School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.