List of schools in Dorset
This article lists all the schools in the Local Education Authority for Dorset, England. For schools in Bournemouth and Poole see List of schools in Bournemouth and List of schools in Poole.
Within the area schools are divided into primary (normally 4-11 years, but in areas where there are middle schools 4-9), middle deemed secondary (9-13 years), secondary (11-16 years or where a sixth form is provided 11-18 years), upper (13-18 years) and special schools.
List of Secondary/Upper Schools in Dorset
Secondary schools in Dorset
School |
Locality |
Age range |
Students |
Specialist School Types |
DfE |
Ofsted |
Website |
All Saints' Church of England School |
Wyke Regis |
11-16 |
922 |
Science & Languages |
8354801 |
113896 |
website |
Beaminster School |
Beaminster |
11-18 |
740 |
Technology |
8354505 |
113884 |
website |
The Blandford School |
Blandford Forum |
11-18 |
1,151 |
Technology |
8354510 |
113888 |
website |
Budmouth Technology College |
Chickerell |
11-18 |
1,558 |
Technology |
8355402 |
113902 |
website |
Ferndown Upper School |
Ferndown |
13-19 |
1,024 |
Arts |
8354022 |
113854 |
website |
Gillingham School |
Gillingham |
11-18 |
1,742 |
|
8354503 |
113882 |
website |
The Grange School |
Christchurch |
11-19 |
627 |
Sports |
8354178 |
113874 |
website |
The Gryphon School |
Sherborne |
11-18 |
1,538 |
Business & Enterprise |
8354512 |
113890 |
website |
Highcliffe School |
Highcliffe |
11-19 |
1,404 |
Science & Languages |
8355406 |
113906 |
website |
Lytchett Minster School |
Lytchett Minster |
11-18 |
1,231 |
Arts |
8354035 |
113863 |
website |
The Purbeck School |
Wareham |
13-18 |
1,047 |
Science |
8354024 |
113855 |
website |
Queen Elizabeth's School |
Wimborne Minster |
13-18 |
1,481 |
Sports |
8354504 |
113883 |
website |
Royal Manor Arts College |
Isle of Portland |
11-16 |
728 |
Arts |
8354188 |
113880 |
website |
Shaftesbury School |
Shaftesbury |
11-18 |
1,048 |
Sports |
8354511 |
113889 |
website |
The Sir John Colfox School |
Bridport |
11-18 |
864 |
Languages |
8354002 |
113852 |
website |
Sturminster Newton High School |
Sturminster Newton |
11-16 |
559 |
Mathematics & Computing |
8354179 |
113875 |
website |
The Thomas Hardye School |
Dorchester |
13-18 |
2,231 |
Science & Humanities |
8354615 |
113895 |
website |
Twynham School |
Christchurch |
11-19 |
1,567 |
Music & Technology |
8354177 |
113873 |
website |
The Wey Valley School |
Weymouth |
11-16 |
959 |
Sports |
8354187 |
113879 |
website |
The Woodroffe School |
Lyme Regis |
11-18 |
1,065 |
Arts & Mathematics & Computing |
8355401 |
113901 |
website |
List of Middle Schools in Dorset
List of Primary/First Schools in Dorset
- All Saints CE VC Primary School, Bishops Caundle
- Archbishop Wake CE Primary School, Blandford Forum
- Beechcroft St Pauls CE VA Primary, Weymouth
- Bere Regis School, Bere Regis
- Bincombe Valley Primary School, Littlemoor
- Blandford St Mary CE VA Primary School, Blandford St Mary
- Bovington First School, Bovington Camp
- Brackenbury Infant School And Community Nursery, Fortuneswell
- Bridport Primary School, Bridport
- Bridport, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bridport
- Broadmayne First School, Broadmayne
- Broadwindsor CE VC Primary School, Broadwindsor
- Buckland Newton CE School, Buckland Newton
- Burton Bradstock CE VC School, Burton Bradstock
- Burton CE Primary School, Burton
- Cerne Abbas CE VC First School, Cerne Abbas
- Charmouth Primary School, Charmouth
- Cheselbourne Village School, Cheselbourne
- Chickerell Primary School, Chickerell
- Christchurch Infant School, Christchurch
- Christchurch Junior School, Christchurch
- Colehill First School, Colehill
- Corfe Castle CE VC First School, Corfe Castle
- Cranborne CE VA First School, Cranborne
- Damers First School, Dorchester
- Downlands Community Primary School, Blandford Camp
- Durweston CE Primary School, Durweston
- Ferndown First School, Ferndown
- Frome Valley CE VA First School, Dorchester
- Gillingham Primary School, Gillingham, Dorset
- Greenford CE Primary School, Maiden Newton
- Grove Infant School, Portland
- Hampreston CE VA First School, Hampreston
- Hayeswood First School, Colehill
- Hazelbury Bryan Community Primary School, Hazelbury Bryan
- Henbury View First School, Corfe Mullen
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, Highcliffe
- Hillside Community First School, Verwood
- Holy Trinity CE Infant School And Community Nursery, Weymouth
- Holy Trinity VC Junior School, Weymouth
- Loders CE VC Primary School, Loders
- Lytchett Matravers Primary School, Lytchett Matravers
- Manor Park CE VC First School, Dorchester
- Marshwood CE VA Primary School, Marshwood
- Milborne St Andrew First School, Milborne St Andrew
- Milldown CE VC Primary School, Blandford Forum
- Milton-On-Stour CE VA Primary School, Milton on Stour, Gillingham
- Motcombe Primary School, Motcombe
- Mudeford Community Infants School, Mudeford
- Mudeford Junior School, Mudeford
- Oakhurst Community First School, West Moors
- Okeford Fitzpaine CE VA School, Okeford Fitzpaine
- Pamphill VC CE First School, Wimborne Minster
- Parley First School, Ferndown
- Parrett & Axe CE VA Primary School, Mosterton
- Piddle Valley CE VA First School, Piddletrenthide
- Pimperne CE VC Primary School, Pimperne
- Portesham CE VA Primary School, Portesham
- Powerstock CE VA Primary School, Powerstock
- Puddletown CE First School, Puddletown
- Radipole Primary School, Weymouth
- Rushcombe First School, Corfe Mullen
- Salway Ash CE VA Primary School, Salway Ash
- Sandford St Martin's CE VA First School, Sandford
- Shaftesbury CE VC Primary School, Shaftesbury
- Sherborne Abbey CE VC Primary School, Sherborne
- Sherborne Primary School, Sherborne
- Shillingstone CE VA Primary School, Shillingstone
- Sixpenny Handley First School, Sixpenny Handley
- Somerford Primary Community School, Somerford
- Southill Primary School, Weymouth
- Southwell Primary School, Southwell
- Spetisbury Hall & Sloper's CE VA Primary School, Spetisbury
- St Andrew's CE VA Primary School, Fontmell Magna
- St Andrew's CE VA Primary School, Preston
- St Andrew's CE VC Primary School, Yetminster
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Bridport
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Colehill
- St George's CE First School, Langton Matravers
- St Georges CE VA School, Bourton
- St George's Primary School, Portland
- St Gregory's CE Primary School, Marnhull
- St Ives First School, St Ives
- St James' CE VC First School, Alderholt
- St James' CE VC First School, Wimborne Minster
- St John's CE VA Primary School, Weymouth
- St John's CE VC First School, Wimborne Minster
- St Joseph's Catholic VA Primary School, Somerford
- St Mark's CE Infant School, Highcliffe
- St Mary The Virgin CE VA School, Gillingham
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Wool
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
- St Mary's CE First School, Charminster
- St Mary's CE Primary School, Beaminster
- St Mary's CE VC First School, West Moors
- St Mary's CE VC Primary School, Bradford Abbas
- St Mary's RC First School, Swanage
- St Michael's CE Primary School, Lyme Regis
- St Nicholas & St Laurence CE VA Primary School, Broadwey
- St Nicholas CE VA Primary School, Child Okeford
- St Walburga’s Catholic Primary School, Bournemouth
- Stalbridge CE Primary School, Stalbridge
- Sticklands CE Primary School, Evershot
- Stoborough CE VA School, Stoborough
- Stower Provost Community School, Stour Provost
- Sturminster Marshall First School, Sturminster Marshall
- Swanage First School, Swanage
- Swanage St Mark's CE First School, Swanage
- Symondsbury CE Primary School, Symondsbury
- The Abbey CE VA Primary School,Shaftesbury
- The Conifers Primary School, Weymouth
- The Dunbury CE VC School, Winterborne Whitechurch
- The Lady St Mary CE VC First School, Wareham
- The Prince Of Wales School, Dorchester
- The Priory CE VA Primary School, Christchurch
- Thorner's CE School, Litton Cheney
- Thornford CE VA Primary School, Thornford
- Three Legged Cross First School, Three Legged Cross
- Tophill Junior School, Portland
- Trent Young's Endowed CE VA Primary School], Trent
- Trinity CE VA First School, Verwood
- Underhill Community Junior School, Portland
- Upton Infants' School, Upton
- Upton Junior School, Upton
- Verwood CE VA First School, Verwood
- West Lulworth CE VC First School, West Lulworth
- Westhaven Community Infant School, Weymouth
- Westhaven Junior School, Weymouth
- William Barnes Primary School, Sturminster Newton
- Wimborne First School, Wimborne
- Wimborne St Giles CE VA First School, Wimborne St Giles
- Winfrith CE VA First School, Winfrith Newburgh
- Winterbourne Valley CE (Aided) First School, Winterbourne Abbas
- Witchampton CE VA First School, Witchampton
- Wool CE VA First School, Wool
- Wyke Primary School, Gillingham
- Wyke Regis CE Junior School, Wyke Regis
- Wyke Regis Infant School And Nursery, Wyke Regis
List of Special Schools in Dorset
List of Independent Schools in Dorset
List of Further Education colleges in Dorset