Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 2 June 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
- 13 June 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Dorchester Middle SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 0.4 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade202547.8Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · DorsetGood2022
- 3.3 km · DorsetGood20241.9applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · DorsetGood20231.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · DorsetSome aspects not as strong2025
- 11.2 km · DorsetRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 12.5 km · Dorset20262.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 19.9 km · Dorset20261.3applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138186 · 838/4031
- Capacity
- 600 pupils · 527 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 June 2012
- Replaced
- Dorchester Middle School (URN 113860)
- Address
- Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources