Dolphin School
Dolphin School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 187 pupils and room for 325.
Waltham Road, Hurst, Berkshire, RG10 0FR0118 934 1277dolphinschool.comMr Adam Hurst headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wokingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 187 | 210 | 225 | 235 | 217 | 213 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 27% | 16% | 28% | 0% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Colleton Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 293 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst | Academy | 1.0 miles | 138 | Good 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 148 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 232 | No overall grade 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Waltham St Lawrence Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 148 | Outstanding 2023 | 90 | Compare |
| Woodley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 291 | Good 2024 | 58 | Compare |
| Waingels | Academy | 1.9 miles | 1,382 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| The Piggott School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,945 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dolphin School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dolphin School yet.
How many pupils does Dolphin School have?
187 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 325 places, so it is 58% full.
Does Dolphin School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Waltham Road, Hurst, Berkshire, RG10 0FR
- Telephone
- 0118 934 1277
- Website
- www.dolphinschool.com
- Headmaster
- Mr Adam Hurst
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward
- Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2 July 1971
- URN
- 110163 · LAESTAB 8726010 · UKPRN 10018627
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.