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Schools in Dorset

Dorset has 119 primary and 18 secondary schools, 42 special, independent and other schools and 122 nurseries and childcare providers listed on Catchmently. The council has published a last distance offered for 107 of them.

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Catchment distances in Dorset: last distance offered

107 schools with a published last distance offered: the furthest from the school a place was offered in that year. It describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place.

Applications and offers across Dorset

Department for Education, primary and secondary school applications and offers. Earlier years are in the pass.

Primary schools

Sort primary schools in Dorset by results, Ofsted, pupils and offers in a table → Tags show the share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at key stage 2 (2024/25).

Secondary schools

Sort secondary schools in Dorset by results, Ofsted, pupils and offers in a table → Tags show the Attainment 8 average score at GCSE (2024/25).

Special, independent and other schools

Nurseries and childcare