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• 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