- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results below the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
17 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Faith schools in Dorset
All 100 faith schools in Dorset. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Sherborne, DT9 5NQ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
13 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 130
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 187
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
25 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1195%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 143
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 183
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Bridport, DT6 6HD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
13 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 107
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Durweston Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum, DT11 0QA · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.8%Dorset faith schools 6.9%
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Dorchester, DT2 7BY · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 110
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT3 5DQ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
21 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, high absence.
265 first choices, 234 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.4
Dorset faith schools 43.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Gillingham, SP8 4GG · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
26 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 242
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 142
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum, DT11 9QD · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Beaminster, DT8 3JQ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 132
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average.
13 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Dorset faith schools 6.9%
- Pupils
- 101
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1165%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 434
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JX · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 82
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery
Weymouth, DT4 9QX · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
48 first choices, 49 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 471
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results below the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
25 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 195
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
Swanage, BH19 3HB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
11 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 85
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Dorchester, DT2 9AU · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 115
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW · Academy · Primary · Ages 0 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Dorset faith schools average.
38 first choices, 40 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Dorset faith schools 6.9%
- Pupils
- 411
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.5
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Gillingham, SP8 5QD · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well below the Dorset faith schools average, low absence.
5 first choices, 5 offers made
Met the standard at 1139%
Dorset faith schools 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 119
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Faith schools100
- Met the standard at 1159.1%
- Good or Outstanding85%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools100 of 1007 Catholic, 87 Church of England
- With a nursery class39take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals19.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Dorset's faith schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Dorset
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 40 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 60
- Good: 50 of 60
- Requires improvement: 9 of 60
- Inadequate: 0 of 60
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Dorset
Half or more are faith schools.
100 of the 100 faith schools in Dorset have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
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About these schools
Faith schools in Dorset, explained
There are 100 faith schools in Dorset, teaching 23,200 children. 16 are run by the council and 72 are academies or free schools. Among them are 12 independent schools.
85% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
59.1% of pupils in Dorset faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 30% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
19.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,767 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Weymouth8 faith schools
- Sherborne5 faith schools
- Blandford Forum3 faith schools
- Dorchester3 faith schools
- Shaftesbury3 faith schools
- Verwood3 faith schools
- Wimborne Minster3 faith schools
- Bridport2 faith schools
- Wool2 faith schools
- Gillingham (Dorset)1 school
- Upton1 school
- West Moors1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many faith schools are in Dorset?
There are 100 faith schools in Dorset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Dorset?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Dorset on Eduscope are Thornford CofE Primary School, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Spetisbury CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Dorset?
Dorset has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 50 are rated Good, meaning 85% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Dorset ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Dorset faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Dorset is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.