Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodSep 2019
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jan 2025
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Graded GoodSep 2019
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Jan 2025
| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 22 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
- 18 September 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong2025
- 5.0 km · DorsetGood20241.9applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · DorsetGood2022
- 8.2 km · Dorset2026
- 8.5 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade202547.8Attainment 8
- 14.2 km · DorsetGood20231.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · DorsetImproved significantly20251.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 18.0 km · DorsetRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 18.1 km · DorsetGood20241.1applications per place 43.2Attainment 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
- 138189 · 838/4802
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 441 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 June 2012
- Replaced
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown (URN 113897)
- Address
- Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources