The Prince of Wales School is a primary 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 22/06/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
Website: http://www.princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01305257120
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Spracklen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113747

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 157
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Prince of Wales School
Maiden Castle Road , DT1 2HH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Damers First School
Liscombe Street , Poundbury DT1 3DF 		- not rated 1,485 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manor Park Church of England First School
Mellstock Avenue , DT1 2BH 		3out of 4 1,822 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Lucetta Lane , DT1 2DD 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thomas Hardye School
Queen's Avenue , DT1 2ET 		4out of 4 469 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorchester Middle School
Queen's Avenue , DT1 2HS 		2out of 4 635 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Barnes Way , DT1 2DZ 		- not rated 1,763 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorchester Learning Centre
Monkton Park , Winterborne Monkton DT2 9PS 		3out of 4 1,412 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sunninghill Preparatory School
South Court , South Walks DT1 1EB 		- not rated 1,922 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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