SchoolScoresSchools in Dorchester
All 23 schools in Dorchester: 16 state primary schools, 5 state secondary schools and 1 independent school, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Dorchester
Council admissions: Dorset.
Primary schools (16) · Secondary schools (5) · Independent schools (1) · Alternative provision (1)
Primary schools
16 schools.
- Broadmayne First School and Nursery Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Buckland Newton CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Cheselbourne Village School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023
- Damers First School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Frome Valley CofE First School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
- Maiden Newton, Greenford CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Manor Park CofE First School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected
- Piddle Valley CofE First School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Puddletown CofE First School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Academy · Ofsted: Good (2010, before conversion), confirmed 2023
- St Mary's CofE First School, Charminster Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019, before conversion)
- Sticklands CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- The Prince of Wales School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
- Thorner's CofE School, Litton Cheney Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Winterbourne Valley CofE Aided First School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
Secondary schools
5 schools.
- Dorchester Middle School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention
- Dorset Studio School Studio school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 15% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Mary's CofE Middle School, Puddletown Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), some aspects weaker 2025
- St Osmund's CofE Middle School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022)
- The Thomas Hardye School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 50% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
1 school.
- Sunninghill Preparatory School Independent, inspected by ISI
Alternative provision
1 school.
- Dorchester Learning Centre Pupil referral unit · Ofsted: Good (2022)
Page updated 26 September 2026.