South West
Schools in Dorset
174 schools, 50,950 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 36.6.
Ofsted across Dorset
Good80
Requires improvement13
Outstanding4
No overall grade77
97 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 77 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 97
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 52
- Average days since inspection
- 949
- Framework mix
- 97 historic, 52 current, 25 none
All schools in Dorset
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 1–150 of 174
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints' Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | Requires improvement 2023 | 35.6 | -0.33-0.55 to -0.11 | |
| Allenbourn Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Arbour House SchoolOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Atlantic Academy PortlandAcademy sponsor led | Portland | Report card 2026 | 34 | -0.74-1.04 to -0.45 | |
| Aurora Beeches SchoolOther independent special school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Beaminster SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Beaminster | Good 2023 | 47 | -0.08-0.33 to 0.18 · not a win | |
| Beaminster St Mary's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Beaminster | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Beaucroft Foundation SchoolFoundation special school | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bridport Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Broadmayne First SchoolCommunity school | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Beaminster | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Bryanston SchoolOther independent school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Budmouth Academy WeymouthAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | Requires improvement 2024 | 42 | -0.62-0.80 to -0.45 | |
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castle Court SchoolOther independent school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Charmouth Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridport | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity school | DORCHESTER | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Chickerell Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clayesmore SchoolOther independent school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Coastland CollegeFurther education | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Colehill First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Conifers Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cranborne Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cranborne Middle SchoolCommunity school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools | Dorchester | Good 2024 | 34.1 | -0.50-0.85 to -0.15 | |
| Downlands Community SchoolCommunity school | Blandford Forum | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Dumpton SchoolOther independent school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Winterborne Whitechurch | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Verwood | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ferndown First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ferndown Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ferndown Upper SchoolCommunity school | Ferndown | Report card 2026 | 45.7 | 0.340.16 to 0.53 | |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Gillingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Gillingham SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Gillingham | Good 2023 | 42.7 | -0.18-0.35 to -0.02 | |
| Graduately Developing FuturesOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hanford SchoolOther independent school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hayeswood First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Henbury View First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hillside Community First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Weymouth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Kingfisher SchoolOther independent special school | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Leweston SchoolOther independent school | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lockyer's Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Loders CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lytchett Minster SchoolFoundation school | Poole | Good 2023 | 46.8 | 0.380.20 to 0.55 | |
| Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dorchester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dorchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Marshwood CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bridport | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Milldown CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Milton Abbey SchoolOther independent school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mountjoy SchoolCommunity special school | Beaminster | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Oakhurst Community First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Pamphill Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Parley First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Beaminster | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Port Regis Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Shaftesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Portesham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Queen Elizabeth's SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Requires improvement 2023 | 43.3 | -0.17-0.31 to -0.03 | |
| Radipole Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ringwood Waldorf SchoolOther independent school | Ringwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rushcombe First SchoolCommunity school | Wimborne | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wareham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Shaftesbury SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2023 | 39.1 | -0.50-0.74 to -0.25 | |
| Sheiling SchoolOther independent special school | Ringwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Sherborne Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Sherborne SchoolOther independent school | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sherborne School for GirlsOther independent school | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sixpenny Handley First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Salisbury | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Southill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Shaftesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, WeymouthAcademy converter | Weymouth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Catherine's Roman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton MatraversAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St George's Church of England School, BourtonAcademy converter | Gillingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St George's Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Portland | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullAcademy sponsor led | Sturminster Newton | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ringwood | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| St James Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtAcademy converter | Fordingbridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England First School, WimborneAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MarnhullAcademy converter | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SwanageAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Mary's CofE First School & NurseryAcademy converter | Ferndown | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, ColehillAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme RegisAcademy sponsor led | Lyme Regis | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Stalbridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stower Provost Community SchoolCommunity school | Gillingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sturminster Marshall First SchoolCommunity school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter | Sturminster Newton | Report card 2026 | 46.1 | -0.39-0.66 to -0.12 | |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Swanage Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, ShaftesburyVoluntary aided school | Shaftesbury | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| The Blandford SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blandford Forum | Good 2024 | 47 | -0.33-0.54 to -0.12 | |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Gryphon SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | 46.7 | -0.06-0.24 to 0.13 · not a win | |
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity school | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Purbeck SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | No overall grade | 41.9 | 0.600.39 to 0.81 | |
| The Sir John Colfox AcademyAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2023 | 43 | 0.01-0.22 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| The Swanage SchoolFree schools | Swanage | Good 2023 | 36.9 | -0.28-0.61 to 0.04 · not a win | |
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No overall grade | 49.8 | 0.300.16 to 0.43 | |
| The Woodroffe SchoolFoundation school | Lyme Regis | Good 2023 | 51.4 | 0.19-0.02 to 0.41 · not a win |