Primary school

Dorney School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Buckinghamshire
  • SL6 0DY
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,146 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 24%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 22%22% · 2023/242024/25: top 81%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM50% · South East 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · South East 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · South East 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 67% · 27 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 67% · 24 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 74% · 19 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 50% · 28 pupils · South East 64%77%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 11% · 27 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 7% · 28 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 27 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 24 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 19 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · South East 106108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 27 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 24 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 19 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · South East 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 87.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd173
3rd121

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2009Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2021Inadequate
  7. 2022Requires improvement
  8. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026158
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.4%
First language not English8.3%
SEN support13.5%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

75.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 40 responses (25.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved75% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable68.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year77.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 15% not applicable70.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?37.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 37.5% who said Yes above73.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child60% agree
  • My child does well at this school77.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent77.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 7.3 FTE · Whole workforce 17.3 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,686
Spend per pupil£6,782
Staff spend per pupil£5,359
Reserve per pupil£955
  • +£149,000revenue reserve
  • −£15,000in-year balance

Grants £6,628 · self-generated £135 · premises £372 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BEECHES LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £2,120,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it