Schools in Dorchester

• 23open schools
• 16primary
• 2secondary

Schools near Dorchester by distance

Schools whose official address gives Dorchester as the town, in Dorset, grouped by type.

Primary schools 16

• Broadmayne First School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 9 · 139 pupils

  Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023: Good

• Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 110 pupils

  Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

  Church of England

• Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 9 · 77 pupils

  Duck Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7LA

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Cheselbourne Village School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 9 · 49 pupils

  Cheselbourne, Dorchester, DT2 7NT

  Ofsted 8 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• 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

• Frome Valley CofE First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 141 pupils

  School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8WR

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 137 pupils

  Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024: Good

  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

  Church of England

• Piddle Valley Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 40 pupils

  Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, DT2 7QL

  Ofsted 22 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Puddletown Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 134 pupils

  Dorchester Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8FZ

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

  Church of England

• 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

  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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

Middle schools 3

• Dorchester Middle School

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

  Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• 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 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

Secondary schools 2

• Dorset Studio School

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

  Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: 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)

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Dorchester Learning Centre

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 18 · 54 pupils

  Monkton Park, Winterborne Monkton, Dorchester, DT2 9PS

  Ofsted 25 May 2022: Good

Other schools 1

• 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

Nearby towns

• Weymouth 8.0 miles
• Wareham 13 miles
• Blandford Forum 14 miles
• Bridport 14 miles
• Sherborne 14 miles
• Sturminster Newton 15 miles
• Beaminster 15 miles
• Yeovil 17 miles
• Crewkerne 18 miles
• Templecombe 19 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).