Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | 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 Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood2022
- 1.2 km · Dorset2026
- 1.6 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade202547.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · DorsetGood20241.9applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · DorsetSome aspects not as strong2025
- 7.4 km · DorsetGood20231.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · DorsetRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 12.4 km · Dorset20262.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 19.6 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
- 147904 · 838/4006
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 720 pupils · 714 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2020
- Replaced
- St Osmund's Church of England Middle School (URN 138165); St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester (URN 113892)
- Address
- Barnes Way, Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources