The Thomas Hardye School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT1 2ET
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Dorchester Middle School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Local ranking29th of 29 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Expected
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 543
- Boys
- 273 (50%)
- Girls
- 270 (50%)
- Capacity
- 600 (91% full)
- SEND
- 21.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.1%
- EAL
- 17.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 16.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,499/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.9%
- Asian Indian: 7.6%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Asian Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Other: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
77.9%
White British
7.6%
Asian Indian
3.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Queen's Avenue
Dorchester, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 138186
- UKPRN
- 10037405
- Establishment No.
- 4031
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D46
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Dorset Studio School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT2 8PX
- Distance
- 3.3km away
Wey Valley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
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- Distance
- 7.4km away
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Ofsted: Good
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT2 8SA
- Distance
- 8.2km away
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Weymouth, DT4 9SY
- Distance
- 11.2km away