Dorchester Learning CentreThe Thomas Hardye School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Dorchester Learning Centre and The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester.

Dorchester Learning Centre was judged Good and The Thomas Hardye School was judged the expected standard.

Dorchester Learning Centre versus The Thomas Hardye School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DorchesterDorchester Learning Centre	DorchesterThe Thomas Hardye School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	C61/100
Local ranking	Not ranked	6th of 29 in Dorset
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Pupil referral unit	Academy converter
Phase	Not reported	Secondary
Age range	5-18	13-18
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	53	2,051
Capacity	59	2,138
Location	Dorchester, DT2 9PS	Dorchester, DT1 2ET
GCSE results
Attainment 8	Not reported	49.8	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	Not reported	49.9%	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	Not reported	71.1%	64.8%
Entering EBacc	Not reported	58.1%	40.5%
EBacc average point score	Not reported	4.48	4.09
Cohort	Not reported	439
A-level results
A-level entries	Not reported	338
A-level average points	Not reported	34.7	35.0
A-level average grade	Not reported	C+
Best 3 A-levels points	Not reported	34.6	35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects	Not reported	15.2%	17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	53	2,051
Free school meals (ever 6)	66.0%	19.2%
English as an additional language	0.0%	6.1%
SEN support	22.6%	18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	77.4%	2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	11.2%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	33.0%	15.8%

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

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