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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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Applications and offers across Dorset 2026 Reception entry (offers on 16 April 2026): 2,795 applications, 93.9% offered their first preference, 99% one of their top three. 2026 Year 7 entry (offers on 2 March 2026): 2,105 applications, 97.9% offered their first preference, 99% one of their top three. Department for Education, primary and secondary school applications and offers. Earlier years are in the pass.
Primary schools (119) Secondary schools (18) Special, independent and other schools (42) Nurseries and childcare (122) Primary schools All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Academy converter · DT9 5NQ No Ofsted grade Last distance published Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT11 8SW School remains Good Last distance published Beaminster St Mary's Academy Academy sponsor led · DT8 3BY Good Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Academy converter · DT4 0LQ Requires improvement Last distance published Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Academy sponsor led · BH20 7DB Not judged Last distance published Bincombe Valley Primary School Community school · DT3 6AW No Ofsted grade Last distance published Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT11 9QD Standards maintained Last distance published Bovington Academy Academy sponsor led · BH20 6LE Good Last distance published Bridport Primary School Academy converter · DT6 3BJ Good Last distance published Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT6 5LA Good Last distance published Broadmayne First School and Nursery Community school · DT2 8PH Good Last distance published Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · DT8 3QL Requires improvement Last distance published Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT2 7BY No Ofsted grade Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Academy converter · DT6 4QS Standards maintained Last distance published Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Voluntary controlled school · DT2 7LA Good Last distance published Charmouth Primary School Academy sponsor led · DT6 6LR No Ofsted grade Last distance published Cheselbourne Village School Community school · DT2 7NT School remains Good Chickerell Primary Academy Academy converter · DT3 4AT Standards maintained Last distance published Colehill First School Academy converter · BH21 2LZ Good Last distance published Conifers Primary School Community school · DT4 0QF Good Last distance published Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Academy converter · BH20 5EE Good Last distance published Cranborne Church of England First School Academy converter · BH21 5QB Good Last distance published Damers First School Academy converter · DT1 3DF Standards maintained Last distance published Downlands Community School Community school · DT11 8BG No Ofsted grade Dunbury Church of England Academy Academy sponsor led · DT11 0AW School remains Good Durweston Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT11 0QA No Ofsted grade Last distance published Ferndown First School Academy converter · BH22 9FB School remains Good Last distance published Frome Valley CofE First School Academy converter · DT2 8WR Not judged Last distance published Gillingham Primary School Academy converter · SP8 4QR No Ofsted grade Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Academy converter · BH21 7LX No Ofsted grade Last distance published Hayeswood First School Academy converter · BH21 2HN Good Last distance published Hazelbury Bryan Primary School Community school · DT10 2ED Good Last distance published Henbury View First School Academy converter · BH21 3TR Good Last distance published Hillside Community First School Academy converter · BH31 7HE School remains Good Last distance published Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Voluntary controlled school · DT4 9QX Good Last distance published Loders CofE Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · DT6 3SA Standards maintained Last distance published Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School Academy converter · BH20 5SA Not judged Lytchett Matravers Primary School Academy converter · BH16 6DY Good Last distance published Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled school · DT2 0AX Good Last distance published Manor Park Church of England First School Academy sponsor led · DT1 2BH No Ofsted grade Last distance published Marshwood CofE Primary Academy Academy converter · DT6 5QA Requires improvement Milborne St Andrew First School Academy converter · DT11 0JE School remains Good Milldown CofE Academy Academy converter · DT11 7SN Good Last distance published Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Academy converter · SP8 5QD No Ofsted grade Last distance published Motcombe CofE Primary School Academy converter · SP7 9NT Good Last distance published Oakhurst Community First School Academy converter · BH22 0DY No Ofsted grade Last distance published Pamphill Church of England First School Academy sponsor led · BH21 4EE Good Last distance published Parley First School Academy converter · BH22 8QE Good Last distance published Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · DT8 3JQ School remains Good Last distance published Piddle Valley Church of England First School Academy converter · DT2 7QL Good Last distance published Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School Academy converter · DT11 8WF No Ofsted grade Last distance published Portesham Church of England Primary School Academy sponsor led · DT3 4HP Not judged Last distance published Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · DT6 3TB Requires improvement Puddletown Church of England First School Academy converter · DT2 8FZ Not judged Last distance published Radipole Primary School Community school · DT3 5HS School remains Good Last distance published Rushcombe First School Community school · BH21 3PX Outstanding Last distance published Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · DT6 5JE Good Last distance published Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · BH20 7BN Good Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Academy converter · SP7 8PZ No Ofsted grade Last distance published Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT9 6AQ No Ofsted grade Last distance published Sherborne Primary School Academy converter · DT9 4AJ No Ofsted grade Last distance published Shillingstone Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT11 0TX Good Last distance published Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Academy converter · SP5 5NJ School remains Good Southill Primary School Community school · DT4 9UF Good Last distance published Spetisbury CofE Primary School Academy converter · DT11 9DF School remains Good Last distance published St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT9 6LS No Ofsted grade St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Academy sponsor led · DT3 6AA Some aspects not as strong St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Academy sponsor led · SP7 0PF Not judged Last distance published St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Academy converter · DT4 0RH Good Last distance published St Catherine's Roman Catholic School Academy converter · DT6 3TR No Ofsted grade Last distance published St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers Academy converter · BH19 3HB No Ofsted grade Last distance published St George's Church of England School, Bourton Academy converter · SP8 5BN Not judged Last distance published St George's Foundation Primary School Foundation school · DT5 2BD No Ofsted grade Last distance published St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Academy sponsor led · DT10 1PZ No Ofsted grade St Ives Primary & Nursery School Academy converter · BH24 2LE Outstanding Last distance published St James Church of England First School Academy converter · BH21 4JN Not judged Last distance published St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt Academy converter · SP6 3AJ School remains Good St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Academy converter · BH21 1BX Good Last distance published St John's Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT4 7TP Good Last distance published St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · BH20 6DS Requires improvement Last distance published St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Academy converter · SP8 4GG School remains Good Last distance published St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Academy converter · DT1 2DD School remains Good Last distance published St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Academy converter · DT10 1JX Good St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage Academy converter · BH19 1QE Good Last distance published St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster Academy converter · DT2 9RD No Ofsted grade Last distance published St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Academy converter · DT9 6RH No Ofsted grade Last distance published St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery Academy converter · BH22 0JF Not judged Last distance published St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis Academy sponsor led · DT7 3DY No Ofsted grade St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Academy converter · DT3 5DQ Not judged Last distance published St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford Academy converter · DT11 8EL No Ofsted grade Last distance published Stalbridge Church of England Primary School Foundation school · DT10 2LP School remains Good Last distance published Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · DT2 0JP Not judged Stoborough Church of England Primary School Academy converter · BH20 5AD No Ofsted grade Last distance published Stower Provost Community School Community school · SP8 5LX Not judged Sturminster Marshall First School Community school · BH21 4AY Not judged Last distance published Swanage Primary School Academy converter · BH19 2EY No Ofsted grade Last distance published Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School Academy converter · BH19 2PH School remains Good Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · DT6 6HD Not judged Last distance published The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Voluntary aided school · SP7 8HQ School remains Good Last distance published The Prince of Wales School Community school · DT1 2HH Not judged Last distance published Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Academy converter · TA20 4NE No Ofsted grade Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney Voluntary aided school · DT2 9AU Not judged Last distance published Thornford CofE Primary School Academy converter · DT9 6QY Not judged Last distance published Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Academy converter · BH21 6RF Good Last distance published Trent Young's CofE Primary School Academy converter · DT9 4SW Standards maintained Last distance published Trinity Church of England First School Academy converter · BH31 7PG Not judged Last distance published Upton Infant School Academy converter · BH16 5LQ School remains Good Last distance published Upton Junior School Academy converter · BH16 5NQ Good Verwood Church of England First School Academy converter · BH31 6JF Good Last distance published Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Academy converter · BH20 4PG Good William Barnes Primary School Community school · DT10 1BZ School remains Good Wimborne First School and Nursery Academy converter · BH21 4FW Good Last distance published Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery Academy converter · BH21 5LX School remains Good Last distance published Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School Voluntary aided school · DT2 9LW No Ofsted grade Last distance published Witchampton Church of England First School Academy converter · BH21 5AP Good Last distance published Wool Church of England Primary School Academy sponsor led · BH20 6BT Good Last distance published Wyke Primary School Academy sponsor led · SP8 4SH No Ofsted grade Last distance published Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Voluntary controlled school · DT4 9NU Good Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery Community school · DT4 9LU Standards maintained Last distance published Special, independent and other schools