Community school · Brighton and Hove
Dorothy Stringer School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
Term dates
We haven't checked Brighton and Hove's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 290 families put this school as their first choice, and 319 places were offered. 253 of the families who put it first got a place (87%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 319 | 290 | 87% |
| September 2025 | 322 | 208 | 86% |
| September 2024 | 327 | 233 | 85% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Wetwetwet Swim School. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 10 October 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1626 (capacity 1650)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01273852222
- Address
- Loder Road, Brighton, BN1 6PZ
- Website
- dorothy-stringer.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.