Dorset Studio School is a secondary school located in Dorchester. 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 14/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kingston Maurward, Dorchester

School Information

Address: Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX
Website: http://dorsetstudioschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01305215028
School Type: Studio schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Annetta Minard
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140977

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 375
Number of Pupils: 360
Number of Boys: 189
Number of Girls: 171

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.17 Confidence interval -0.22 to 0.57
Of the 42 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 40 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:10%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.51
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Lucetta Lane , DT1 2DD 		3out of 4 2,265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Park Church of England First School
Mellstock Avenue , DT1 2BH 		3out of 4 2,693 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorset Studio School
Kingston Maurward , DT2 8PX 		3out of 4 0 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Barnes Way , DT1 2DZ 		- not rated 2,631 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingston Maurward College
, Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY 		- not rated 27 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sunninghill Preparatory School
South Court , South Walks DT1 1EB 		- not rated 2,289 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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