73 / 100
Strong
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
70
Inspection
—
Admissions Value
—
Destinations
66
Stability & Context
90
Top 50% of secondary schools in England
Top 50% nationally
#3 of 24 schools in Dorset
Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.
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Quality of education
Graded 12 March 2025
Behaviour and attitudes
Graded 12 March 2025
Personal development
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.
Attainment 8
49.8
Progress 8
Not published
English & maths 5+
49.9%
English & maths 4+
71.1%
EBacc entry
58.1%
DT1 2ET - Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset
This school is one of 240 schools in Dorset.
Total schools
240
Open schools
184
Closed schools
56
Primary schools
158
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.
Graded 12 March 2025
Leadership and management
Graded 12 March 2025
Sixth form
Graded 12 March 2025
Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Inspection
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EBacc achievement
23.5%
Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.
APS
34.8
Value added
+0.05
AAB %
15.3%
Retention %
Not published
Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23
Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).
Education %
89.0%
Employment %
3.0%
Apprenticeships %
4.0%
NEET %
3.0%
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Secondary schools
23
Special schools
0
Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Dorset)