Dormers Wells High School

State-Funded School

dormers-wells-high-school-ealing-london

LondonRegion

EalingLocal Authority

Ealing SouthallConstituency

UB1 3HZPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Dormers Wells High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Ealing, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,469 pupils. Dormers Wells High School is part of DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.43

Ethnicity

White

Asian

68%

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,469

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

83%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,469
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: DORMERS WELLS LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 1 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.