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Schools in Dorset
This page shows schools ranked on the new measure of their pupils' performance in GCSE-level exams.
  • 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
  • the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 pupils eligible to take the exams, are not ranked.

Click the name of a school for a page detailing its performance.

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

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 for Girls (IND, SEL) 95 92 NA 360.3
Bryanston School (IND, SEL) 93 92 1070.3 340.6
Sherborne School (IND, SEL) 96 90 1064.1 365.1
St Antony's Leweston School (IND) 78 73 1015.8 322.3
Thomas Hardye School, The 80 72 1034.3 320.8
Homefield School (IND) 88 67 NA NA
Milton Abbey School (IND, SEL) 77 67 NA 191.2
Budmouth Technology College 74 58 995.4 225
Clayesmore School (IND, SEL) 68 58 NA 291.1
Woodroffe School, The 68 56 994.8 298.1
Highcliffe School 65 55 995.1 189.7
Gryphon School, The 61 54 1002.2 311.3
Gillingham School 68 53 1027.6 304.9
Lytchett Minster School 69 50 1008.5 252.3
Twynham School 65 50 1007.1 234.7
Queen Elizabeth's School 62 49 1009.7 213.7
Sir John Colfox School, The 54 48 986.1 232.9
Purbeck School, The 54 47 986.2 207.2
Blandford School, The 57 46 1003.5 244.1
Sturminster Newton High School 55 45 988.4 NA
Beaminster School 57 43 991.3 237
All Saints' Church of England School, Weymouth 53 42 977.5 NA
Ferndown Upper School 45 38 974.1 211.8
Royal Manor Arts College 50 35 996.4 NA
Shaftesbury School 46 34 985.6 300.2
Wey Valley School, The 49 33 974.8 NA
Grange School, The 31 24 965.2 188.9
International College, Sherborne School (IND) 60 NA NA NA
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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