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.

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List of Secondary/Upper Schools in Dorset

Beaminster
Blandford
Royal Manor Arts
Shaftesbury
Sir John Colfox
Sturminster Newton
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

School Locality Age range Students DfE Ofsted Website
Allenbourn Middle School Wimborne Minster 9-13 601 8354029 113859 website
Bovington Middle School Bovington, Wareham 9-13 253 8354027 113857 website
Cranborne Middle School Cranborne 9-13 389 8354020 113853 website
Dorchester Middle School Dorchester 9-13 628 8354031 113860 website
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School Verwood 9-13 483 8354614 113894 website
Ferndown Middle School Ferndown 9-13 589 8354184 113878 website
Lockyer's Middle School Corfe Mullen 9-13 449 8354034 113862 website
St Mary's Church of England Middle School Puddletown 9-13 481 8354802 113897 website
St Michael's Church of England Middle School Colehill 9-13 508 8354604 113891 website
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School Dorchester 9-13 620 8354606 113892 website
Sandford Church of England Middle School Wareham 9-13 318 8354508 113886 website
Swanage Middle School Swanage 9-13 349 8354028 113858 website
West Moors Middle School West Moors 9-13 310 8354033 113861 website

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

School Locality Age range Students DfE Ofsted Website
Beaucroft Foundation School Colehill 4-16 151 8355950 113956 website
Mountjoy School Bridport 3-19 38 8357007 113957 website
Westfield Technology College Preston, Weymouth 3-16 177 8355953 113960 website
Wyvern School Weymouth 2-19 85 8357008 113958 website
Yewstock School Sturminster Newton 2-19 129 8357019 113965 website

List of Independent Schools in Dorset

School Locality Age range Students DfE Ofsted Website
Bryanston School Bryanston 13-18 665 8356005 SC026908 website
Castle Court Preparatory School Corfe Mullen 3-13 275 8356005 EY399186 website
Clayesmore Preparatory School Iwerne Minster 3-13 277 8356028 SC026909 website
Clayesmore School Iwerne Minster 13-19 426 8356009 SC026903 website
Dumpton School Wimborne Minster 2-13 344 8356002 EY379251 website
Hanford School Child Okeford 7-13 93 8356001 SC026904 website
Hollyfields School Gillingham 4-9 12 8356037 135395 website
Hooke Court School Hooke 4-11 28 8356013 131027 website
International College, Sherborne School Sherborne 11-17 137 8356030 SC026920 website
Knighton House School Durweston 3-13 116 8356018 SC026912 website
Leweston School Sherborne 3-19 304 8356025 SC026922 website
Milton Abbey School Milton Abbas 13-19 216 8356015 SC026906 website
Port Regis Prepratory School Motcombe 3-14 392 8356010 SC026907 website
Ringwood Waldorf School Ringwood 3-18 259 8356022 113943 website
Sherborne Preparatory School Sherborne 3-14 232 8356026 SC026916 website
Sherborne School Sherborne 12-18 598 8356006 SC026915 website
Sherborne Girls Sherborne 11-19 405 8356024 SC026919 website
St Mary's School Shaftesbury 9-19 324 8356003 SC036367 website
Sunninghill Preparatory School Dorchester 3-13 210 8356029 website
Thornlow Preparatory School Weymouth 3-13 62 8356032 website
Yarrells Preparatory School Upton 3-13 221 8356000 website

List of Further Education colleges in Dorset

School Locality DfE Ofsted Website
Kingston Maurward College Dorchester 8358300 130655 website
Weymouth College Weymouth 8358001 130653 website

External links

Performance tables for Dorset schools