- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, low absence.
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Sixth forms in Dorset
All 30 sixth forms in Dorset. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Dorset sixth forms average.
112 first choices, 113 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.0
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.9%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 886
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, low absence.
265 first choices, 234 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.4
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, low absence.
253 first choices, 257 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.9
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,624
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1647.8
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 2,014
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average.
199 first choices, 202 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.2
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.7%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 1,103
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Dorset sixth forms average, low absence.
156 first choices, 160 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.0
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,022
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, low absence.
119 first choices, 120 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.4
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 673
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average.
284 first choices, 265 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.8
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.5%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 1,684
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average.
104 first choices, 104 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 756
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Dorset sixth forms average, high absence.
89 first choices, 93 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.4
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 605
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Dorset sixth forms average, high absence.
95 first choices, 108 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.1
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 782
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorset sixth forms average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1644.4
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,375
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Dorset sixth forms average.
234 first choices, 235 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.0
Dorset sixth forms 45.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.1%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 1,466
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the England average.
52 first choices, 52 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
England 62%
- Days missed
- 9.0%Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 769
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.0%
- Pupils
- 233
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.6
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 7.9%
- Pupils
- 167
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 9.1%
- Pupils
- 241
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.0
Harbour School Dorset
Bh20 6nu · Secondary · Ages 10 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 31.5%
- Pupils
- 145
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.0
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.8%
- Pupils
- 112
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Ringwood Waldorf School
Ringwood, BH24 2NN · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Dorset sixth forms 9.6%
- Pupils
- 248
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Sheiling School
Ringwood, BH24 2EB · Independent · All-through · Ages 5 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 43
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 10.4%
- Pupils
- 95
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.2
The Forum School
Blandford Forum, DT11 0QS · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 31
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Sixth forms30including 8 special
- Attainment 8 at 1645.2England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding85%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools10 of 301 Catholic, 6 Church of England
- With a nursery class7take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals21.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Dorset's sixth forms spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
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. 10 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 20
- Good: 15 of 20
- Requires improvement: 3 of 20
- Inadequate: 0 of 20
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Dorset
Some are faith schools.
10 of the 30 sixth forms 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.
Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
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About these schools
Sixth forms in Dorset, explained
There are 30 sixth forms in Dorset, teaching 21,728 children. 5 are run by the council and 12 are academies or free schools. Among them are 8 special and 9 independent schools.
85% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Dorset sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.2 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
21.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,637 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Sherborne3 sixth forms
- Weymouth3 sixth forms
- Ashley Heath2 sixth forms
- Blandford Forum1 school
- Dorchester1 school
- Ferndown1 school
- Gillingham (Dorset)1 school
- Shaftesbury1 school
- Wimborne Minster1 school
- Wool1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many sixth forms are in Dorset?
There are 30 sixth forms in Dorset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Dorset?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Dorset on Eduscope are Ferndown Upper School, The Woodroffe School and The Gryphon 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 sixth forms are in Dorset?
Dorset has 2 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 15 are rated Good, meaning 85% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms 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 sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Dorset is 16:1. 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.