Secondary schools in Dorset

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

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21 schools, A to Z.

• All Saints' Church of England Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 598 pupils

  Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9BJ

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Beaminster School

  Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 11 to 18 · 673 pupils

  Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

  Christian

• Budmouth Academy Weymouth

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,466 pupils

  Chickerell Road, Weymouth, DT4 9SY

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Requires improvement

• Dorset Studio School

  Secondary · Studio schools · ages 11 to 16 · 332 pupils

  Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

• Ferndown Upper School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 13 to 19 · 1,134 pupils

  Cherry Grove, Ferndown, BH22 9EY

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

• Gillingham School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18

  Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP

  Ofsted 10 May 2023: Good (predecessor school)

• Lytchett Minster School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 19 · 1,624 pupils

  Post Green Road, Purbeck, Lytchett Minster, Poole, BH16 6JD

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Milton Abbey School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 13 to 19 · 190 pupils

  Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, DT11 0BZ

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Christian Independent

• Queen Elizabeth's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 13 to 18 · 1,375 pupils

  Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Requires improvement

  Church of England

• Shaftesbury School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 782 pupils

  Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Sherborne School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 13 to 19 · Boys · 538 pupils

  Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Christian Independent

• Sherborne School for Girls

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 19 · Girls · 456 pupils

  Bradford Road, Sherborne, DT9 3QN

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Church of England Independent

• 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

• 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 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 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

• Wey Valley Academy

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

  436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

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.