- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Dorchester sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1647.8
Dorchester sixth forms 47.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 11.2%Dorchester sixth forms 11.2%
- Pupils
- 2,014
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
Sixth forms in and near Dorchester
All 1 sixth form in Dorchester, and the nearest just outside.
Just outside Dorchester
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Dorchester.
Westfield Arts College
4.4 miles from Dorchester · 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
Wyvern Academy
4.8 miles from Dorchester · 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
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Dorchester sixth forms average, low absence.
234 first choices, 235 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.0
Dorchester sixth forms 47.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,466
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Harbour School Dorset
9.6 miles from Dorchester · 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
- Sixth forms1
- Attainment 8 at 1647.8England 46.2
- Free school meals13.2%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher18.0England 17.9
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Sixth forms in Dorchester, explained
There is 1 sixth forms in Dorchester, teaching 2,014 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.
Pupils in Dorchester sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 47.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
13.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,222 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 33.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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How many sixth forms are in Dorchester?
There are 1 sixth forms in Dorchester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Dorchester?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Dorchester on Eduscope are The Thomas Hardye School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Dorchester 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 Dorchester sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Dorchester is 18:1. 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.