Sturminster Newton High School

Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT

Local ranking16th of 29 secondary schools in Dorset

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

900

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Sturminster Newton High School (URN 113875) since 1 June 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 46.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 49.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 67.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 80.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 100

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 77.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 6.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 81.0%
Higher education: 34.0%
Apprenticeships: 13.0%
Employment: 30.0%
Not sustained: 17.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

28.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

30.2

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 11.1% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 22.5
16-18 Cohort: 85

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 617
Boys: 285 (46%)
Girls: 332 (54%)
Capacity: 900 (69% full)
SEND: 25.8%
FSM Eligible: 29.6%
EAL: 6.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.7%
SEN Support: 22.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 37.0

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 10.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 29.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.1%
White Other: 6.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
Mixed Other: 1.5%
Asian Other: 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
White Traveller: 0.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%

88.1%

White British

6.4%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01258472642

office@mysnhs.net

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Bath Road

Sturminster Newton, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149657
UKPRN: 10092156
Establishment No.: 4179
Trust: SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST

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