Schools near Dorchester

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• 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

  0.6 miles Church of England

• Damers First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 475 pupils

  Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3DF

  Ofsted 12 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  1.7 miles

• 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

  1.9 miles Independent

• Dorchester Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 527 pupils

  Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  2.1 miles

• 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)

  2.1 miles

• St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 177 pupils

  Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, DT1 2DD

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.2 miles Roman Catholic

• Dorset Studio School

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

  Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

  2.3 miles

• 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)

  2.3 miles

• 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

  2.4 miles Church of England

• Manor Park Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 9 · 396 pupils

  Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  2.5 miles Church of England