Dorchester Middle School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
F37
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT1 2HS
- Distance
- 0.4km away
The Thomas Hardye School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Local ranking6th of 28 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2138
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 February 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 435
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
338
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 718
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2051
- Boys
- 923 (46%)
- Girls
- 1091 (54%)
- Capacity
- 2138 (94% full)
- SEND
- 21.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.2%
- EAL
- 6.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 18.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 118.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,222/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.8%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Other: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Asian Chinese: 0.5%
85.8%
White British
3.6%
White Other
1.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Queen's Avenue
Dorchester, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137163
- UKPRN
- 10034818
- Establishment No.
- 4615
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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