Dorset schools and admissions data
Dorset Council has 155 primary schools and 47 secondary schools. 10% of Dorset's schools are private schools. 36 state schools in Dorset follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 126 set their own.
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Ofsted ratings
in Dorset
Most popular state schools
in Dorset in 2019
Primaries
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1
The Prince of Wales School
Community school • Dorchester
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2
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter • Bridport
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3
Radipole Primary School
Community school • Weymouth
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4
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Academy converter • Dorchester
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5
Milldown CofE Academy
Academy converter • Blandford Forum
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6
Witchampton Church of England First School
Academy converter • Wimborne
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7
St Ives Primary & Nursery School
Academy converter • St. Ives, Ringwood
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8
St George's Foundation Primary School
Foundation school • Portland
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9
Parley First School
Academy converter • Ferndown
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10
St James Church of England First School
Academy converter • Wimborne
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11
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Voluntary aided school • Wimborne
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12
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Bridport
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13
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Voluntary aided school • Shaftesbury
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14
St John's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter • Weymouth
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15
Lytchett Matravers Primary School
Academy converter • Poole
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16
Henbury View First School
Academy converter • Corfe Mullen, Wimborne
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17
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter • Wool, Wareham
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18
Frome Valley CofE VA First School
Academy converter • Crossways, Dorchester
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19
Downlands Community School
Community school • Blandford Forum
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20
Broadmayne First School
Community school • Broadmayne, Dorchester
Secondaries
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1
The Woodroffe School
Foundation school • Lyme Regis
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2
The Gryphon School
Academy converter • Sherborne
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3
Lytchett Minster School
Foundation school • Purbeck, Poole
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4
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Academy sponsor led • Weymouth
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5
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Academy converter • Bridport
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6
Gillingham School
Voluntary controlled school • Gillingham
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7
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led • Wyke Regis, Weymouth
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8
Shaftesbury School
Academy converter • Shaftesbury
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9
Dorset Studio School
Studio schools • Dorchester
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10
Wey Valley Academy
Academy converter • Weymouth
Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.
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