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Schools in Dorset
This page shows schools and colleges ranked on the basis of their pupils' performance in A-level, AS-level and Key Skills exams.

The results are the average points achieved per student. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click the name of an institution for a page detailing its performance.

Click the Name column for an alphabetical list or on VA for value added scores or GCSE to sort schools on those results.

In the GCSE columns:

  • the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
  • the New measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSEs
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

SORT BY NAME SORT BY GCSE (%) SORT BY SCORE
Institution Old New VA A/AS
Sherborne School (IND, SEL) 96 90 1064.1 365.1
Sherborne School for Girls (IND, SEL) 95 92 NA 360.3
Bryanston School (IND, SEL) 93 92 1070.3 340.6
St Antony's Leweston School (IND) 78 73 1015.8 322.3
Thomas Hardye School, The 80 72 1034.3 320.8
Gryphon School, The 61 54 1002.2 311.3
Gillingham School 68 53 1027.6 304.9
Shaftesbury School 46 34 985.6 300.2
Woodroffe School, The 68 56 994.8 298.1
Clayesmore School (IND, SEL) 68 58 NA 291.1
Lytchett Minster School 69 50 1008.5 252.3
Blandford School, The 57 46 1003.5 244.1
Beaminster School 57 43 991.3 237
Twynham School 65 50 1007.1 234.7
Beaminster-Colfox Combined Sixth Form NA NA NA 234.5
Sir John Colfox School, The 54 48 986.1 232.9
Budmouth Technology College 74 58 995.4 225
Weymouth College NA NA NA 214.9
Queen Elizabeth's School 62 49 1009.7 213.7
Ferndown Upper School 45 38 974.1 211.8
Purbeck School, The 54 47 986.2 207.2
Milton Abbey School (IND, SEL) 77 67 NA 191.2
Highcliffe School 65 55 995.1 189.7
Grange School, The 31 24 965.2 188.9
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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