All Saints' Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Weymouth
Requires improvement
Secondary schools in Dorset
Browse schools in the Dorset district. Filter by phase and explore Ofsted ratings.
Beaminster School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Beaminster
Good
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Weymouth
Requires improvement
Dorset Studio School
Secondary • Studio schools • Dorchester
Good
Ferndown Upper School
Secondary • Community school • Ferndown
Good
Gillingham School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Gillingham
Good
Lytchett Minster School
Secondary • Foundation school • Poole
Good
Queen Elizabeth's School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Requires improvement
Shaftesbury School
Secondary • Academy converter • Shaftesbury
Good
Sturminster Newton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Sturminster Newton
Good
The Blandford School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Blandford Forum
Good
The Gryphon School
Secondary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Good
The Purbeck School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wareham
Good
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Bridport
Good
The Swanage School
Secondary • Free schools • Swanage
Good
The Thomas Hardye School
Secondary • Academy converter • Dorchester
Outstanding
The Woodroffe School
Secondary • Foundation school • Lyme Regis
Good
Wey Valley Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Weymouth
Good
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