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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 3 December 2014Graded inspection: Good · as The Purbeck School, URN 113855
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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.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry241 applications · 160 places offered · 156 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2025 1.6; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2024 1.4; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2023 1.5; Dorset median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Dorset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.4; Dorset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Dorset median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Dorset median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; Dorset median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Dorset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; Dorset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Dorset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Dorset median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as The Purbeck School (URN 113855), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 160 | 241 | 1.5 | 156 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 246 | 1.6 | 145 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 248 | 1.4 | 162 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 172 | 255 | 1.5 | 161 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 * | 181 | 274 | 1.5 | 170 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 * | 181 | 251 | 1.4 | 174 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 178 | 273 | 1.5 | 163 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 * | 200 | 286 | 1.4 | 186 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 * | 179 | 249 | 1.4 | 175 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 * | 186 | 279 | 1.5 | 207 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 * | 157 | 241 | 1.5 | 145 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 * | 172 | 248 | 1.4 | 153 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 149 | 209 | 1.4 | 144 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 165 | 49.0 | 49% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 164 | 41.9 | 37% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 173 | 49.9 | 50% | 72% | +0.60 |
| 2022/23 | 169 | 44.2 | 39% | 62% | +0.08 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Purbeck SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · DorsetRemains Good20231.6applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 9.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20221.7applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20222.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 11.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 12.7 km · DorsetGood20232.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood202144.0Attainment 8
- 12.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 70.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 13.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20224.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 148737 · 838/4024
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,180 pupils · 1,022 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2022
- Replaced
- The Purbeck School (URN 113855)
- Address
- Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources