Schools in Dorset

• 179open schools
• 120primary
• 21secondary
• 21independent
• 49,648pupils

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• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 82 pupils

  Old Mill Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JX

  Ofsted 17 May 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 175 pupils

  Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1QE

  Ofsted 22 Jun 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 148 pupils

  West Hill, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9RD

  No inspection in this data yet

  Church of England

• St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 441 pupils

  Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA

  Ofsted 22 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

  Church of England

• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 90 pupils

  Mill Lane, Sherborne, DT9 6RH

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

  Church of England

• St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 148 pupils

  Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JF

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 563 pupils

  Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 59 pupils

  Kings Way, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY

  Ofsted 27 Apr 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 213 pupils

  Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DQ

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 125 pupils

  Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 714 pupils

  Barnes Way, Dorchester, DT1 2DZ

  Ofsted 5 Jul 2022: Good

  Church of England

• Stalbridge Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 4 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Duck Lane, Stalbridge, DT10 2LP

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 70 pupils

  Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JP

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Stoborough Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 195 pupils

  Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD

  Ofsted 8 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• Stower Provost Community School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 92 pupils

  Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5LX

  Ofsted 10 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Sturminster Marshall First School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 9 · 49 pupils

  78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Sturminster Newton High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 605 pupils

  Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Sunninghill Preparatory School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 0 to 13 · 167 pupils

  South Court, South Walks Road, Dorchester, DT1 1EB

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Swanage Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 222 pupils

  Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Mount Scar, Swanage Primary School, Swanage, BH19 2EY

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2019: Good (predecessor school)

• Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 89 pupils

  High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 107 pupils

  Symondsbury, Bridport, DT6 6HD

  Ofsted 7 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 201 pupils

  St James's Street, St James St, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HQ

  Ofsted 7 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• The Blandford School

  Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,103 pupils

  Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2024: Good

• The Compass

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 46 pupils

  307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth, DT4 0QU

  Ofsted 23 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Forum Centre

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 19 pupils

  The Forum Centre, Park Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX

  Ofsted 22 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Forum School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 19 · 31 pupils

  Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0QS

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Gryphon School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,569 pupils

  Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EQ

  Ofsted 21 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• The Luccombe Hub

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 18 · 26 pupils

  Unit 12, East Luccombe Farm, Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, DT11 0BD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• The Prince of Wales School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 9 · 156 pupils

  Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Purbeck School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,022 pupils

  Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• The Sir John Colfox Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 756 pupils

  Ridgeway, Bridport, DT6 3DT

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Swanage School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 349 pupils

  High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Good

• The Thomas Hardye School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 13 to 18 · 2,014 pupils

  Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Woodroffe School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 886 pupils

  Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2023: Good

• Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 34 pupils

  Chard Street, Chard, Thorncombe, TA20 4NE

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 115 pupils

  Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Thornford CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 104 pupils

  Boot Lane, Thornford, Sherborne, DT9 6QY

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 84 pupils

  Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RF

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2023: Good

• Trent Young's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 143 pupils

  Trent, Sherborne, DT9 4SW

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Trinity Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 128 pupils

  Coopers Lane, Verwood, BH31 7PG

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Upton Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 7 · 250 pupils

  Guest Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5LQ

  Ofsted 18 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Upton Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 351 pupils

  St Martin's Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NQ

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023: Good

• Verwood Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 289 pupils

  Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 165 pupils

  Streche Road, Wareham, BH20 4PG

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

  Church of England

• West Moors Middle School

  Middle · Community school · ages 9 to 13 · 240 pupils

  Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Westfield Arts College

  Special school · Foundation special school · ages 4 to 19 · 233 pupils

  Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6AA

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Wey Valley Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 994 pupils

  436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

• William Barnes Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 162 pupils

  Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Wimborne First School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 400 pupils

  Campanula Way, Wimborne, BH21 4FW

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 70 pupils

  Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, BH21 5LX

  Ofsted 10 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 9 · 60 pupils

  Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LW

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Witchampton Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 45 pupils

  Witchampton, Wimborne, BH21 5AP

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Wool Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 116 pupils

  High Street, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6BT

  Ofsted 17 Oct 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Wyke Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Deane Avenue, Gillingham, SP8 4SH

  Ofsted 18 May 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 7 to 11 · 340 pupils

  High Street, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9NU

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Church of England

• Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 220 pupils

  Shrubbery Lane, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9LU

  Ofsted 14 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Wyvern Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 2 to 19 · 95 pupils

  Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AL

  Ofsted 20 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Yarrells Preparatory School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 0 to 11 · 238 pupils

  Yarrells House, Upton, Poole, BH16 5EU

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Yewstock School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 19 · 167 pupils

  Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW

  Ofsted 29 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

Towns in Dorset

• Beaminster (5)
• Blandford Forum (18)
• Bridport (11)
• Dorchester (23)
• Ferndown (7)
• Gillingham (7)
• Lyme Regis (3)
• Shaftesbury (9)
• Sherborne (15)
• Sturminster Newton (6)
• Swanage (5)
• Verwood (4)
• Wareham (10)
• Weymouth (21)
• Wimborne (24)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.