Sturminster Marshall First School
Primary • Community school • Wimborne
Requires improvement
Schools in Dorset
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Sturminster Newton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Sturminster Newton
Good
Sunninghill Preparatory School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Dorchester
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
DT1
Sure Start Weymouth and Portland
Not applicable • Children's centre • Weymouth
Postcode:
DT4
Swanage
Not applicable • Children's centre • Swanage
Postcode:
BH19
Swanage Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Swanage
Good
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Swanage
Good
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Bridport
Good
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Shaftesbury
Good
The Blandford School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Blandford Forum
Good
The Compass
Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Weymouth
Good
The Forum Centre
Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Blandford Forum
Good
The Forum School
Not applicable • Other independent special school • Blandford Forum
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
DT11
The Gryphon School
Secondary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Good
The Luccombe Hub
Not applicable • Other independent special school • Blandford Forum
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
DT11
The Prince of Wales School
Primary • Community school • Dorchester
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
Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Thorncombe
Requires improvement
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Dorchester
Not judged
Thornford CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Not judged
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Trent Young's CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Good
Trinity Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Verwood
Outstanding
Upton Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Upton Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Verwood Children's Centre
Not applicable • Children's centre • Verwood
Postcode:
BH31
Verwood Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Verwood
Good
Wareham Children's Centre
Not applicable • Children's centre • Wareham
Postcode:
BH20
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Wareham
Good
West Moors Children's Centre
Not applicable • Children's centre • West Moors
Postcode:
BH22
West Moors Middle School
Middle deemed secondary • Community school • Ferndown
Good
Westfield Arts College
Not applicable • Foundation special school • Weymouth
Outstanding
Wey Valley Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Weymouth
Good
Weymouth - Bincombe Children's Centre
Not applicable • Children's centre • Weymouth
Postcode:
DT3
Weymouth - Westham
Not applicable • Children's centre • Weymouth
Postcode:
DT4
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College
16 plus • Further education • Weymouth
Postcode:
DT4
William Barnes Primary School
Primary • Community school • Sturminster Newton
Good
Wimborne
Not applicable • Children's centre • Wimborne
Postcode:
BH21
Wimborne First School and Nursery
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Dorchester
Requires improvement
Witchampton Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Wool and Bovington Children's Centre
Not applicable • Children's centre • Bovington
Postcode:
BH20
Wool Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Wareham
Good
Wyke Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Gillingham
Requires improvement
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Weymouth
Good
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