Dorset

DfE performance data for schools in England with published KS2 or KS4 results. Filter by local authority and phase. Each rank sits next to the school's cohort size, disadvantage and SEND figures, and schools that can't be ranked show why.

Rankings on their own can mislead. DfE's own guidance says a small year group can swing results (in a group of 10, one pupil is 10%), and that you should weigh a school's context, such as how many pupils are disadvantaged or have SEND, before comparing it (DfE guidance, archived). Read every rank alongside the cohort size, disadvantage and SEND figures shown next to it.

These KS4 2025/26 figures are the DfE's first release. They come before approved school amendments are applied, and the DfE revises them later (DfE, KS4 performance 2025/26).

These KS2 2024/25 figures are the DfE's updated release, replacing the provisional figures (DfE, KS2 methodology).

Dorset schools, sorted by name. Rank columns are sortable but not the default.
	Phase	Figure	Cohort	Disadvantage %	SEND %		Why unranked
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	primary	100%	14	Not in census file	Not in SEN file	#26	—
All Saints' Church of England Academy	secondary	37.8	157	32.5%	18.8%	#2,915	—
Allenbourn Middle School	primary	68%	146	13%	17.4%	#5,745	—
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School	primary	64%	58	28%	23.6%	#7,239	—
Atlantic Academy Portland	all-through	37.7	94	44.7%	42.1%	#2,934	—
Beaminster School	secondary	45.4	121	18.2%	24.9%	#1,773	—
Beaminster St Mary's Academy	primary	75%	12	42%	17.9%	#3,300	—
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School	primary	61%	31	45%	32.3%	#8,420	—
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool	primary	45%	11	36%	23.5%	#12,674	—
Bincombe Valley Primary School	primary	53%	43	51%	34%	#10,928	—
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School	primary	67%	30	37%	16.3%	#6,188	—
Bovington Academy	primary	71%	28	21%	22.7%	#4,593	—
Bridport Primary School	primary	50%	50	28%	28.5%	#11,600	—
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School	primary	52%	25	36%	45.8%	#11,245	—
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	primary	60%	15	33%	31.2%	#8,961	—
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School	primary	71%	17	12%	37.3%	#4,635	—
Budmouth Academy Weymouth	secondary	40	243	27.6%	19.6%	#2,651	—
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School	primary	64%	11	27%	15.1%	#7,150	—
Charmouth Primary School	primary	67%	15	20%	42.3%	#6,188	—
Chickerell Primary Academy	primary	52%	60	28%	15.4%	#11,362	—
Conifers Primary School	primary	69%	55	36%	28.1%	#5,463	—
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School	primary	57%	14	7%	5.7%	#9,693	—
Cranborne Middle School	primary	65%	74	18%	12%	#6,929	—
Dorchester Middle School	primary	49%	124	23%	23%	#11,948	—
Dorset Studio School	secondary	32	60	36.7%	50.9%	#3,231	—
Downlands Community School	primary	42%	26	12%	33.9%	#13,065	—
Dunbury Church of England Academy	primary	45%	11	9%	15.3%	#12,595	—
Durweston Church of England Primary School	primary	80%	15	20%	14.6%	#1,848	—
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School	primary	65%	98	16%	14.8%	#6,873	—
Ferndown Middle School	primary	45%	152	18%	20%	#12,671	—
Ferndown Upper School	secondary	45.9	278	25.2%	16.6%	#1,676	—
Gillingham Primary School	primary	50%	32	28%	29.2%	#11,642	—
Gillingham School	secondary	46.8	281	18.5%	10.2%	#1,511	—
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School	primary	61%	18	33%	9.6%	#8,406	—
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery	primary	72%	60	42%	28.2%	#4,339	—
Lockyer's Middle School	primary	76%	118	14%	16%	#2,791	—
Loders CofE Primary Academy	primary	50%	12	42%	25%	#11,655	—
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School	primary	38%	16	25%	32.6%	#13,443	—
Lytchett Matravers Primary School	primary	68%	66	15%	15.7%	#5,654	—
Lytchett Minster School	secondary	47.9	251	24.3%	17.5%	#1,321	—
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School	primary	63%	19	21%	32.8%	#7,951	—
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy	primary	38%	8	0%	32.5%	—	Small cohort
Milldown CofE Academy	primary	48%	29	28%	17.5%	#12,123	—
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School	primary	39%	18	6%	26%	#13,368	—
Motcombe CofE Primary School	primary	68%	28	18%	20.5%	#5,591	—
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	71%	21	33%	24.3%	#4,446	—
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School	primary	63%	27	4%	10.9%	#7,611	—
Portesham Church of England Primary School	primary	38%	8	25%	17.3%	—	Small cohort
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	50%	8	25%	45.5%	—	Small cohort
Queen Elizabeth's School	secondary	44.4	362	19.1%	17.8%	#1,941	—
Radipole Primary School	primary	60%	62	23%	16%	#8,822	—
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	60%	20	5%	18.3%	#8,698	—
Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	54%	61	26%	14.9%	#10,728	—
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School	primary	44%	52	29%	18%	#12,761	—
Shaftesbury School	secondary	40.1	119	22.7%	22.5%	#2,643	—
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School	primary	48%	50	32%	15.8%	#12,059	—
Sherborne Primary School	primary	47%	51	35%	15.8%	#12,277	—
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School	primary	67%	15	27%	9.7%	#6,008	—
Southill Primary School	primary	42%	33	9%	20.2%	#13,077	—
Spetisbury CofE Primary School	primary	77%	26	12%	12.8%	#2,434	—
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	primary	31%	17	24%	18.1%	#13,930	—
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	primary	56%	34	32%	32%	#10,253	—
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	primary	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	5	17.8%	18.9%	—	Small cohort
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth	primary	45%	29	24%	23.9%	#12,674	—
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School	primary	30%	20	35%	33%	#13,996	—
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers	primary	67%	12	25%	18.8%	#5,962	—
St George's Church of England School, Bourton	primary	53%	15	7%	17.6%	#11,123	—
St George's Foundation Primary School	primary	46%	84	37%	21.2%	#12,475	—
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull	primary	50%	6	33%	19.6%	—	Small cohort
St Ives Primary & Nursery School	primary	90%	30	7%	16%	#351	—
St John's Church of England Primary School	primary	43%	30	23%	22.8%	#12,900	—
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	primary	46%	26	8%	22.2%	#12,523	—
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School	primary	59%	29	31%	22.3%	#9,057	—
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull	primary	67%	15	40%	26.9%	#6,391	—
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage	primary	65%	31	42%	28%	#7,094	—
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown	primary	61%	109	17%	28.8%	#8,406	—
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas	primary	44%	16	25%	30%	#12,831	—
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill	primary	65%	144	19%	21%	#6,873	—
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis	primary	53%	17	41%	28.8%	#10,982	—
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School	primary	67%	30	20%	23.9%	#6,095	—
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford	primary	43%	21	29%	24.8%	#12,973	—
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School	primary	58%	180	17%	20.2%	#9,369	—
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School	primary	65%	31	35%	11.2%	#6,873	—
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	53%	19	11%	18.5%	#10,907	—
Stoborough Church of England Primary School	primary	56%	18	11%	18.5%	#10,041	—
Stower Provost Community School	primary	40%	15	13%	22.8%	#13,308	—
Sturminster Newton High School	secondary	41.4	100	32%	22.2%	#2,454	—
Swanage Primary School	primary	47%	30	33%	14.4%	#12,312	—
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School	primary	43%	29	41%	34.8%	#12,879	—
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	primary	67%	12	17%	21.5%	#5,962	—
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury	primary	62%	21	5%	18.9%	#8,204	—
The Blandford School	secondary	43.2	186	25.3%	10.8%	#2,159	—
The Gryphon School	secondary	47.4	227	19.8%	10.4%	#1,416	—
The Purbeck School	secondary	49	165	20.6%	16%	#1,146	—
The Sir John Colfox Academy	secondary	45.9	136	23.5%	31.1%	#1,672	—
The Swanage School	secondary	43.1	59	37.3%	32.1%	#2,178	—
The Thomas Hardye School	secondary	47.8	435	20%	21.5%	#1,338	—
The Woodroffe School	secondary	50	161	21.1%	13%	#991	—
Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy	primary	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	2	26.9%	20.6%	—	Small cohort
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney	primary	73%	15	20%	9.6%	#3,868	—
Thornford CofE Primary School	primary	53%	15	13%	16.3%	#10,941	—
Trent Young's CofE Primary School	primary	95%	22	9%	9.1%	#90	—
Upton Junior School	primary	47%	95	22%	20.6%	#12,350	—
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School	primary	50%	30	37%	24.3%	#11,808	—
West Moors Middle School	primary	49%	57	44%	32.9%	#11,922	—
Wey Valley Academy	secondary	38.9	207	37.2%	17.2%	#2,798	—
William Barnes Primary School	primary	55%	31	23%	22.8%	#10,405	—
Wool Church of England Primary School	primary	46%	13	54%	17.2%	#12,523	—
Wyke Primary School	primary	71%	34	18%	12.4%	#4,635	—
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School	primary	65%	85	34%	28.8%	#7,002	—