Dorothy Stringer School Exam Results

Brighton and HoveURN 114580Community school · GIAS register classification

Admissions
Non-Selective
School sector
State-funded
Classification date and definitions

School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

GCSE 2026A-Level none held
Data summary · calculated from published figures

In 2025/26, the published GCSE records show 2,617 known course entries. 26.8% of fully published grades achieved grade 7 or above; complete distributions cover 99.2% of known entries.

Official DfE pupil measures

KS4 overall performance (2026)

Academic year 2025/26 · Provisional. Pupils, including those without an entry, form the cohort for these measures.

English & maths percentages show pupils achieving the threshold in both subjects. Attainment 8 uses the DfE’s qualification and weighting rules.

Official KS4 measures and same-year state-funded references
MeasureThis schoolBrighton and HoveState-funded schoolsEnglandState-funded schools
Attainment 850.547.446.2
English & maths 5+52.0%49.4%46.3%
English & maths 4+74.9%69.2%64.8%
English & maths 7+17.4%14.8%14.2%
KS4 pupils3272,462632,560

References use the same academic year and the school’s results-year local authority. They describe all state-funded schools, without adjusting for admissions or pupil intake. Missing local references stay unavailable.

Official KS4 results over time
Official pupil measures by academic year
YearAttainment 8English & maths 5+English & maths 4+English & maths 7+KS4 pupilsRelease
2025/2650.552.0%74.9%17.4%327Provisional
2024/2553.361.5%80.0%Not applicable330Final
2023/2449.858.2%74.2%Not applicable325Final

English & maths 7+ for individual schools is available from 2026 in this dataset. Earlier local and national references may be available. Progress 8 was not published for 2025 or 2026 because KS2 assessments were cancelled. Official measures are separate from the course entry rates below.

DfE Key stage 4 performance · Files, release years and checksums

School background (2026)

DfE institution information for 2025/26 · Provisional. These details describe the results year; current admissions arrangements may differ.

Address
Loder Road, Brighton
Admissions policy
Non-selective schools in other areas
Sex of entry
Mixed
Age range
11 to 16
Religious character
Does not apply
Whole-school pupils
1,626
KS4 pupils
327
KS4 pupils with SEN
14.7%
KS4 pupils with an EHCP
4.3%

Unclassified admissions remain unclassified. SEN and EHCP percentages describe the cohort and do not measure the quality of support.

School background by results year
School background by academic year
YearAdmissionsSex of entryAgesKS4 pupilsSENRelease
2025/26Non-selective schools in other areasMixed11 to 1632714.7%Provisional
2024/25Non-selective schools in other areasMixed11 to 1633015.5%Final
2023/24Non-selective schools in other areasMixed11 to 1632515.4%Final
GCSE

Latest GCSE Results (2026)

Academic year 2025/26. Latest GCSE results held in our dataset.

Provisional
Grade 7+ entry rate
27%
of fully published grades
+4.4 pp vs England sample
Grade 8+ entry rate
15%
of fully published grades
+2.9 pp vs England sample
Grade 9 entry rate
5%
of fully published grades
+0.6 pp vs England sample
Entries
2,617
2,596 published · 35 courses
2,617 known entries · 99.2% with a fully published distribution

Subject results

The benchmark marker matches the year and school type, and the subject.

GCSE subject results 2025/26
SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9
English Language324
23%
12%3%
English Literature309
23%
10%3%
Mathematics324
30%
18%7%
Combined ScienceDouble award · 2 GCSEs223
11%
4%1%
Physics95
54%
32%13%
Chemistry96
53%
41%16%
Biology97
64%
43%24%
History179
36%
17%3%
Spanish165
21%
12%3%
Geography131
29%
18%8%
Art and Design98
23%
14%6%
French92
35%
23%10%
Psychology75
17%
5%0%
Business Studies49
10%
6%4%
Drama41
27%
22%7%
Physical Education40
8%
2%0%
Statistics39
62%
33%13%
Photography33
6%
3%0%
Computer Science32
19%
16%0%
Sociology30
30%
17%7%
Religious Studies26
35%
31%8%
Music23
35%
9%4%
Dance22
32%
14%0%
Film Studies21
29%
10%0%
Design and Technology19
16%
11%0%
Food Preparation and Nutrition13
0%
0%0%
Chinese5Not publishedNot publishedNot published
German3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Italian3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Persian3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Portuguese2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Turkish2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Community Development1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Japanese1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Polish1Not publishedNot publishedNot published

GCSE over time

Grade 7+ entry rate · school and England sample
10%20%30%40%50%2023/242024/252025/26
GCSE results for every available year
YearEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9CoverageRelease
2025/262,61727%15%5%99.2%Provisional
2024/252,61833%20%9%99.6%Final
2023/242,57427%14%5%99.5%Final

No published A-Level results in our current dataset

This does not establish whether this school offers A-Level courses.

How these figures are calculated

Entries count each course entry once, including Combined Science; they are not unique pupils. GCSE percentages assess each grade separately, including both grades of a double award. Rates use only fully published distributions. Missing or suppressed values are never treated as zero.

England samples match the year and subject; GCSE samples also match the school type recorded in that year. They are not official national averages. Results reflect subject mix and entries, and do not measure teaching quality or value added.

Read the full methodology

Sources and releases

Department for Education exam entry and grade datasets for England, with official KS4 pupil measures and results-year institution information where held. Available release labels appear with each results table. Results-year names and areas follow their source records. Category rankings use a separately dated GIAS register.

Source files, releases and licence