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Schools in Dorset
This page shows schools in this area ranked on the basis of their "value added" measures from Key Stage 2 to GCSE.

The measure compares pupils' exam performances with the middle performance of other pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment.

It is based around 1000. The top 5% had a score of 1056.6 and above - the best being 1099.8. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click on the name of any school to go to its individual page in the main tables.

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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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