Dorchester Learning CentreDorchester Middle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dorchester.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Dorchester Learning Centre and Dorchester Middle School in Dorchester.

Dorchester Learning Centre was judged Good and Dorchester Middle School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dorchester Middle School (32.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

Dorchester Learning Centre versus Dorchester Middle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DorchesterDorchester Learning Centre	DorchesterDorchester Middle School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	F37/100
Local ranking	Not ranked	29th of 29 in Dorset
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Pupil referral unit	Academy converter
Phase	Not reported	Middle deemed secondary
Age range	5-18	9-13
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	53	543
Capacity	59	600
Location	Dorchester, DT2 9PS	Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	Not reported	49.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	Not reported	5.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	Not reported	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	Not reported	101.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	53	543
Free school meals (ever 6)	66.0%	24.1%
English as an additional language	0.0%	17.7%
SEN support	22.6%	16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	77.4%	4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	7.1%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	20.1%	15.8%

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.