79 / 100
Strong
Academic Outcomes
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Inspection
80
Admissions Value
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Destinations
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Stability & Context
75
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Recommended
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Overall effectiveness
Graded 13 June 2024
Quality of education
Graded 13 June 2024
Behaviour and attitudes
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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 %
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Employment %
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Apprenticeships %
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NEET %
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DT9 4DN - Simons Road, Sherborne, 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.
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Graded 13 June 2024
Personal development
Graded 13 June 2024
Leadership and management
Graded 13 June 2024
Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Good
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Secondary schools
23
Special schools
0
Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Dorset)