Beaminster School is a secondary school located in Beaminster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Website: http://www.beaminster.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01308862633
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Keith Hales
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 113884

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 760
Number of Pupils: 658
Number of Boys: 353
Number of Girls: 305

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.65 to -0.17
Of the 114 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 109 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:40%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.93
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaminster St Mary's Academy
Clay Lane , DT8 3BY
2out of 4 653 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaminster School
Newtown , DT8 3EP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mountjoy School
Tunnel Road , DT8 3HB
3out of 4 832 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.