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Catholic schools in and near Dorchester

All 1 Catholic school in Dorchester, and the nearest just outside.

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The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Dorchester.

  1. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

    13.8 miles from Dorchester · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
    • Catholic

    Results well below the England average, high absence.

    13 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1130%

    England 62%

    Days missed
    7.9%Dorchester catholic schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    100
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school St Catherine's Roman Catholic School
  2. Leweston School

    14.3 miles from Dorchester · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • 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
    –Dorchester catholic schools 5.4%
    Pupils
    577
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Leweston School
The big picture

How Dorchester's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Dorchester

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Dorchester

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 1 Catholic schools in Dorchester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Dorchester, explained

There is 1 Catholic schools in Dorchester, teaching 177 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

5.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,006 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

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How many Catholic schools are in Dorchester?
There are 1 Catholic schools in Dorchester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What is the average class size in Dorchester Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Dorchester is 23:1. 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.

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