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 151–174 of 174
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Thorncombe | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Thorner's Church of England School, Litton CheneyVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Three Legged Cross First and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Trent Young's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Upton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Upton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Verwood Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| West Moors Middle SchoolCommunity school | Ferndown | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Westfield Arts CollegeFoundation special school | Weymouth | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Wey Valley AcademyAcademy converter | Weymouth | Good 2023 | 41 | -0.36-0.57 to -0.15 | |
| William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wimborne First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Witchampton Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wool Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wyke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Gillingham | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Wyke Regis Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Yarrells Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Yewstock SchoolCommunity special school | Sturminster Newton | Outstanding 2023 | — | — |