How many schools are in Dorchester?

Dorchester has 23 schools (15 primary, 5 secondary, 3 other) on NestScope, from official DfE data.

What proportion of schools in Dorchester are rated Good or Outstanding?

79% of inspected schools in Dorchester are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with 92% across England.

Schools

Schools in Dorchester

All 23 schools in Dorchester — 79% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (England 92%). Ofsted ratings, GCSE & KS2 results from official DfE data.

15 Primary5 Secondary3 Other

Primary schools 15

Broadmayne First SchoolGood Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolGood Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolGood Damers First SchoolGood Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolGood Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolGood St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterGood Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolRequires Improvement Manor Park Church of England First SchoolInadequate Frome Valley CofE First School Puddletown Church of England First School St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School The Prince of Wales School Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

Secondary schools 5

Dorset Studio SchoolP8 -0.5Good St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownGood St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolGood Dorchester Middle SchoolRequires Improvement The Thomas Hardye SchoolP8 +0.3

Other schools 3

Dorchester Learning CentreGood Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd Sunninghill Preparatory School