Sturminster Newton High School is a secondary school located in Sturminster Newton. 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 05/06/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Website: www.mysnhs.net
Telephone: 01258472642
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jason Davis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 113875

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 625
Number of Boys: 320
Number of Girls: 305

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.11 Confidence interval -0.36 to 0.15
Of the 98 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 95 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:77%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Barnes Primary School
Bridge Street , DT10 1BZ 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road , DT10 1DT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane , DT10 1EW 		4out of 4 272 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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