Dorset | Schools and Catchment Areas

Schools Information for the Local Authority of Dorset

Percentage of pupils who were offered their first choice primary school	95.77% (Based on 2740 School Applications)
Percentage of pupils who were offered their first choice secondary school	97.42% (Based on 2209 School Applications)
Percentage of pupils achieving the Key Stage 2 expected level	54.62% (Based on 85 Schools)
Percentage of pupils achieving the Key Stage 2 higher level	8.41% (Based on 85 Schools)
Average GCSE Attainment 8 Score	44.18 (Based on 18 Schools)
A-Level (and equivalent) Average Points	31.27 (Based on 14 Schools)

Schools in Dorset

School	Inspection Rating	Type	Ages
Allenbourn Middle School East Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1PL	Outstanding	Academy	9-13
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Hampreston Village, Wimborne, BH21 7LX	Outstanding	Academy	5-9
Rushcombe First School Hanham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3PX	Outstanding	Primary	4-9
St George’s Church of England School, Bourton Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BN	Outstanding	Academy	4-11
St Ives Primary & Nursery School Sandy Lane, St. Ives, Ringwood, BH24 2LE	Outstanding	Academy	2-11
St James Church of England First School Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN	Outstanding	Academy	2-9
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Pheasant Way, Gillingham, SP8 4GG	Outstanding	Academy	2-11
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DQ	Outstanding	Academy	4-11
The Thomas Hardye School Queen’s Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET	Outstanding	Academy	13-18
Thornford CofE Primary School Boot Lane, Thornford, Sherborne, DT9 6QY	Outstanding	Academy	4-11
Trinity Church of England First School Coopers Lane, Verwood, BH31 7PG	Outstanding	Academy	4-9
Westfield Arts College Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6AA	Outstanding	Special	4-19
Yewstock School Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW	Outstanding	Special	2-19
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5NQ	Good	Primary	4-11
Arbour House School 15-17 Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7QF	Good	Independent (special)	6-18
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW	Good	Academy	4-11
Atlantic Academy Portland Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland, DT5 2NA	Good	Academy	4-16
Aurora Beeches School Aurora Boveridge College, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5RT	Good	Independent (special)	11-16
Beaminster School Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP	Good	Secondary	11-18
Beaminster St Mary’s Academy Clay Lane, Beaminster, DT8 3BY	Good	Academy	4-11
Beaucroft Foundation School Wimborne Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2SS	Good	Special	4-19
Bincombe Valley Primary School Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, DT3 6AW	Good	Primary	2-11
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Birch Avenue, Blandford St Mary, Blandford Forum, DT11 9QD	Good	Academy	4-11
Bovington Academy Holt Road, Bovington, Wareham, BH20 6LE	Good	Academy	4-11
Bridport Primary School St Andrew’s Road, Bridport, DT6 3BJ	Good	Academy	4-11
Bridport, St Mary’s Church of England Primary School Skilling Hill Road, Bridport, DT6 5LA	Good	Academy	4-11
Broadmayne First School Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH	Good	Primary	4-9
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY	Good	Academy	2-11
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Church Street, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, DT6 4QS	Good	Academy	3-11
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Duck Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7LA	Good	Primary	3-9
Cheselbourne Village School Cheselbourne, DORCHESTER, DT2 7NT	Good	Primary	3-9
Chickerell Primary Academy Rashley Road, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4AT	Good	Academy	2-11
Colehill First School Pilford Heath Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2LZ	Good	Academy	5-9
Conifers Primary School Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF	Good	Primary	4-11
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EE	Good	Academy	2-11
Cranborne Church of England First School Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB	Good	Academy	2-9
Cranborne Middle School Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5RP	Good	Secondary	9-13
Damers First School Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3DF	Good	Academy	4-9
Dorset Studio School Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX	Good	Academy	11-16
Dunbury Church of England Academy Dolway Lane, Winterborne Whitechurch, DT11 0AW	Good	Academy	4-11
Durweston Church of England Primary School Durweston, Blandford Forum, DT11 0QA	Good	Academy	3-11
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF	Good	Academy	9-13
Ferndown First School Mountbatten Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9FB	Good	Academy	4-9
Ferndown Middle School Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, BH22 9UP	Good	Academy	9-13
Ferndown Upper School Cherry Grove, Ferndown, BH22 9EY	Good	Secondary	13-19
Frome Valley CofE VA First School School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8WR	Good	Academy	2-9
Gillingham School Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP	Good	Secondary	11-18
Graduately Developing Futures Valley View Farm, Castle Farm Road, Dorset, BH16 6DA	Good	Independent (special)	6-14
Harbour School Dorset School Road, Bovington, BH20 6NU	Good	Academy (special)	10-19
Harbour Vale School Simons Road, Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Good	Academy	5-16
Hayeswood First School Cutlers Place, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2HN	Good	Academy	5-9
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School Droop, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED	Good	Primary	2-11
Henbury View First School Hillside Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3TR	Good	Academy	5-9
Hillside Community First School Hillside Road, Verwood, BH31 7HE	Good	Academy	4-9
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Cross Road, Weymouth, DT4 9QX	Good	Primary	2-11
Kingston Maurward College Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PY	Good	Further Education	16-99
Lockyer’s Middle School Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ	Good	Academy	9-13
Loders CofE Primary Academy Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA	Good	Academy	2-11
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School School Lane, Wareham, BH20 5SA	Good	Academy	4-11
Lytchett Matravers Primary School Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6DY	Good	Academy	2-11
Lytchett Minster School Post Green Road, Purbeck, Poole, BH16 6JD	Good	Secondary	11-19
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX	Good	Primary	4-11
Milborne St Andrew First School Hopsfield, Milborne St Andrew, Blandford Forum, DT11 0JE	Good	Academy	4-9
Milldown CofE Academy Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SN	Good	Academy	4-11
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5QD	Good	Academy	4-11
Motcombe CofE Primary School Church Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT	Good	Academy	4-11
Mountjoy School Tunnel Road, Beaminster, DT8 3HB	Good	Special	4-19
Oakhurst Community First School Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DY	Good	Academy	5-9
Pamphill Church of England First School Pamphill Green, Wimborne, BH21 4EE	Good	Academy	5-9
Parley First School Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE	Good	Academy	4-9
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Fairoak Way, Mosterton, Beaminster, DT8 3JQ	Good	Primary	4-11
Piddle Valley Church of England First School Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, DT2 7QL	Good	Academy	2-9
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School Newfield Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF	Good	Academy	4-11
Puddletown Church of England First School Dorchester Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8FZ	Good	Academy	4-9
Radipole Primary School Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5HS	Good	Primary	4-11
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Salwayash, Bridport, DT6 5JE	Good	Primary	5-11
Sandford St Martin’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Sandford, Wareham, BH20 7BN	Good	Primary	4-11
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ	Good	Academy	4-11
Shaftesbury School Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER	Good	Academy	11-18
Sheiling School Horton Road, Ashley, Ringwood, BH24 2EB	Good	Independent (special)	5-19
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Lenthay Road, Sherborne, DT9 6AQ	Good	Academy	4-11
Sherborne Primary School Harbour Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AJ	Good	Academy	4-11
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School Augustan Avenue, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0TX	Good	Academy	4-11
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, SP5 5NJ	Good	Academy	2-9
Southill Primary School Sycamore Road, Southill, Weymouth, DT4 9UF	Good	Primary	4-11
Spetisbury CofE Primary School High Street, Spetisbury, Blandford Forum, DT11 9DF	Good	Academy	4-11
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF	Good	Academy	4-11
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School Stonyacres, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LS	Good	Academy	4-11
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6AA	Good	Academy	3-11
St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Hardy Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 0RH	Good	Academy	4-11
St George’s Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers High Street, Langton Matravers, Swanage, BH19 3HB	Good	Academy	2-11
St George’s Foundation Primary School Clarence Road, Portland, DT5 2BD	Good	Primary	4-11
St James’ Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt Park Lane, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, SP6 3AJ	Good	Academy	2-9
St John’s Church of England First School, Wimborne St John’s Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1BX	Good	Academy	5-9
St John’s Church of England Primary School Coombe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7TP	Good	Academy	2-11
St Mary’s Catholic First School, Dorchester Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, DT1 2DD	Good	Academy	2-9
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Old Mill Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JX	Good	Academy	3-11
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Swanage Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1QE	Good	Academy	4-11
St Mary’s Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA	Good	Academy	9-13
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Mill Lane, Sherborne, DT9 6RH	Good	Academy	4-11
St Mary’s CofE First School & Nursery Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JF	Good	Academy	2-9
St Mary’s CofE VC First School, Charminster West Hill, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9RD	Good	Primary	4-9
St Michael’s Church of England Middle School, Colehill Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB	Good	Academy	9-13
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL	Good	Academy	4-11
St Osmund’s Church of England Middle School Barnes Way, Dorchester, DT1 2DZ	Good	Academy	9-13
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School Duck Lane, Stalbridge, DT10 2LP	Good	Primary	4-11
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JP	Good	Primary	5-11
Stoborough Church of England Primary School Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD	Good	Academy	4-11
Sturminster Newton High School Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT	Good	Academy	11-18
Swanage Primary School Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Swanage, BH19 2EY	Good	Academy	4-11
Swanage St Mark’s Church of England Primary School High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH	Good	Academy	4-11
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Symondsbury, Bridport, DT6 6HD	Good	Primary	4-11
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury St James’s Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HQ	Good	Primary	4-11
The Blandford School Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ	Good	Secondary	11-18
The Gryphon School Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EQ	Good	Academy	11-18
The Prince of Wales School Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH	Good	Primary	2-9
The Purbeck School Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF	Good	Academy	11-18
The Sir John Colfox Academy Ridgeway, Bridport, DT6 3DT	Good	Academy	11-18
The Swanage School High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH	Good	Academy	11-16
The Woodroffe School Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX	Good	Secondary	11-18
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RF	Good	Academy	2-9
Trent Young’s CofE Primary School Trent, Sherborne, DT9 4SW	Good	Academy	4-11
Upton Infant School Guest Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5LQ	Good	Academy	4-7
Upton Junior School St Martin’s Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NQ	Good	Academy	7-11
Verwood Church of England First School Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF	Good	Academy	2-9
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Streche Road, Wareham, BH20 4PG	Good	Academy	4-11
West Moors Middle School Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA	Good	Secondary	9-13
Wey Valley Academy 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN	Good	Academy	11-16
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7LQ	Good	Further Education	16-99
William Barnes Primary School Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ	Good	Primary	4-11
Wimborne First School and Nursery Campanula Way, Wimborne, BH21 4FW	Good	Academy	2-9
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, BH21 5LX	Good	Academy	2-9
Witchampton Church of England First School Witchampton, Wimborne, BH21 5AP	Good	Academy	5-9
Wool Church of England Primary School High Street, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6BT	Good	Academy	4-11
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School High Street, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9NU	Good	Primary	7-11
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery Shrubbery Lane, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9LU	Good	Primary	3-7
Wyvern Academy Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AL	Good	Academy (special)	2-19
All Saints’ Church of England Academy Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9BJ	Requires improvement	Academy	11-16
Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ	Requires improvement	Academy	2-11
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Southbrook, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7DB	Requires improvement	Academy	2-11
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, Beaminster, DT8 3QL	Requires improvement	Primary	4-11
Budmouth Academy Weymouth Chickerell Road, Weymouth, DT4 9SY	Requires improvement	Academy	11-18
Charmouth Primary School Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6LR	Requires improvement	Academy	3-11
Dorchester Middle School Queen’s Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS	Requires improvement	Academy	9-13
Downlands Community School Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, DT11 8BG	Requires improvement	Primary	3-11
Gillingham Primary School School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy Marshwood, Bridport, DT6 5QA	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School School Hill, Bridport, DT6 3TB	Requires improvement	Primary	4-11
Purbeck View School Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1PR	Requires improvement	Independent (special)	7-19
Queen Elizabeth’s School Blandford Road, Pamphill, Wimborne, BH21 4DT	Requires improvement	Academy	13-18
Ringwood Waldorf School Folly Farm Lane, Ashley, Ringwood, BH24 2NN	Requires improvement	Independent	3-19
St Catherine’s Roman Catholic School Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3TR	Requires improvement	Academy	5-11
St Gregory’s Church of England Primary School, Marnhull New Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PZ	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
St Mary & St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Folly Lane, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6DS	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
St Michael’s CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis Kings Way, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
Stower Provost Community School Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5LX	Requires improvement	Primary	4-11
Sturminster Marshall First School 78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY	Requires improvement	Primary	4-9
The Forum School Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0QS	Requires improvement	Independent (special)	7-19
Thorncombe, St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy Chard Street, Chard, Thorncombe, TA20 4NE	Requires improvement	Academy	2-11
Thorner’s Church of England School, Litton Cheney Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU	Requires improvement	Primary	2-11
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LW	Requires improvement	Primary	3-9
Wyke Primary School Deane Avenue, Gillingham, SP8 4SH	Requires improvement	Academy	4-11
Manor Park Church of England First School Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH	Inadequate	Academy	2-9
Portesham Church of England Primary School Winters Close, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4HP	Inadequate	Academy	2-11

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