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Dolphin School[1]

Independent · ages 3–16

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
March 2025[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards not met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards not met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards not met[3]

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should consistently assess pupils' knowledge of PSHE and use it to improve teaching.

Previous ISI inspections: 2026, 2025, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2016 (2026 report, 2025 report, 2022 report, 2021 report, 2019 report, 2016 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Nursery, day
£4,800 a term 2026/27 · Nursery · VAT not stated[4]
Pre-prep, day
£5,500–£6,000 a term 2026/27 · Reception; Years 1-2 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, day
£7,390–£7,600 a term 2026/27 · Years 3-4; Years 5-6 · incl. VAT[4]
Senior, day
£7,730–£8,150 a term 2026/27 · Years 7-8; Year 9 · incl. VAT[4]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
3–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
325[1]
Local authority
Wokingham[1]
Website
www.dolphinschool.com[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
No Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Wokingham[5]
Postcode
RG10 0FR[1]
URN
110163[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
210 2024/25[6]
SEN support
26.7% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Dolphin School, March 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. dolphinschool.com: dolphinschool.com — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (12)
    Nursery £4,800 per term (full time) (Exempt from VAT) (p. 1)
    Reception £5,500 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 1-2 £6,000 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 3-4 £7,390 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 5-6 £7,600 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 7-8 £7,730 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Year 9 £8,150 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
    Exclusive of EYFE Funding School Day 8:30am-4:30pm £1920 (p. 1)
    £/term 2 days per week £/term 3 days per week £/term 4 days per week £/term 5 days per week £/year full time (p. 1)
    Exclusive of EYFE Funding School Day 8:30am-4:30pm £1920 £2880 (p. 1)
    Exclusive of EYFE Funding School Day 8:30am-4:30pm £1920 £2880 £3840 (p. 1)
    Exclusive of EYFE Funding School Day 8:30am-4:30pm £1920 £2880 £3840 £4800 £14,400 (p. 1)
  5. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.