Schools near DT2

Dorchester Middle School

Academy converter · 2.9 mi

Ofsted rating: Requires improvement.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	9–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Headteacher Jonathan Webb
  Address	Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305265651
  Website	http://www.dorchestermid.dorset.sch.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.73 mi Estimated
  URN	138186
  Distance	2.9 mi

  Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 527 on roll +

  On roll	527 of 600 capacity (88% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	22.0%
  Gender split	49.3% boys, 50.7% girls
  English as an additional language	14.0%
  Ethnicity	White 83.2%, Asian 10.1%, Black 1.5%, Mixed 3.0%, Other 2.2%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Requires improvement +

  Overall rating	Requires improvement
  Inspected	2023-08-01

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Requires improvement
  Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Requires improvement
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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The Thomas Hardye School

Academy converter · 2.8 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	13–18
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Has a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Non-selective
  Trust	WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Mr N St J F Rutherford
  Address	Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305266064
  Website	www.ths.wessex.ac
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	1.26 mi Estimated
  URN	137163
  Distance	2.8 mi

  Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 2014 on roll +

  On roll	2014 of 2138 capacity (94% full)
  Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)	439
  Eligible for free school meals	13.2%
  Gender split	45.8% boys, 54.2% girls
  English as an additional language	6.8%
  Ethnicity	White 88.1%, Asian 4.0%, Black 0.8%, Mixed 3.9%, Other 2.7%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

  No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited.

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Sixth form provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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• Exam Results Not published +

  Progress 8	Not published for this school
  Grade 5+ English & Maths	49.9%
  Academic year	2024/25

  Progress 8 by year

  2022/23	0.26
  2023/24	0.3
  2024/25	—

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• Destinations 87% into further study +

  School sixth form	54.8%
  Sixth-form college	0.0%
  Further education college	32.4%
  Apprenticeship	3.5%
  Employment	2.7%
  Not a sustained destination	3.3%
  Academic year	2022/23

  Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

Academy converter · 3.0 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	Roman Catholic
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	PLYMOUTH CAST
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Mr Simon Thomas
  Address	Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305262258
  Website	http://www.stmarysdorchester.dorset.sch.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.39 mi (2025/26)
  URN	140771
  Distance	3.0 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 177 on roll +

  On roll	177 of 183 capacity (97% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	5.1%
  Gender split	50.3% boys, 49.7% girls
  English as an additional language	14.7%
  Ethnicity	White 79.7%, Asian 15.3%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 4.6%, Other 0.6%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

  No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-01-11.

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Damers First School

Academy converter · 2.4 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	4–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Mrs Louise Greenham
  Address	Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305264924
  Website	http://www.damers.dorset.sch.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.61 mi Estimated
  URN	147559
  Distance	2.4 mi

  Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 475 on roll +

  On roll	475 of 600 capacity (79% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	19.2%
  Gender split	49.9% boys, 50.1% girls
  English as an additional language	13.1%
  Ethnicity	White 81.0%, Asian 9.4%, Black 3.4%, Mixed 4.0%, Other 2.1%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

  No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2025-02-12.

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St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster

Academy converter · 1.2 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	4–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	Church of England
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	INITIO LEARNING TRUST
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Mr Mick Homer
  Address	West Hill, Charminster, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305263880
  Website	https://www.stmarysfirstschool.org/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	1.47 mi (2025/26)
  URN	151330
  Distance	1.2 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 148 on roll +

  On roll	148 of 150 capacity (99% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	9.5%
  Gender split	48.6% boys, 51.4% girls
  English as an additional language	3.4%
  Ethnicity	White 96.0%, Asian 2.8%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 1.4%, Other 0.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Sunninghill Preparatory School

Other independent school · 2.7 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Other independent school
  Age range	2–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Non-selective
  Local authority	Dorset
  Head teacher	Mr David Newberry
  Address	South Court, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset
  Phone	01305262306
  Website	http://www.sunninghillprep.co.uk
  URN	113927
  Distance	2.7 mi

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• Pupils 167 on roll +

  On roll	167 of 200 capacity (84% full)
  Gender split	56.3% boys, 43.7% girls

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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