Dorchester Middle School
Academy converter middle deemed secondary school in Dorchester (Dorset).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first10 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Thomas Hardye School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 2,014 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 714 | Good, 2022 |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 167 | - |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 475 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school) |
| Dorchester Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 1.0 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Good, 2022 |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 148 | - |
| Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 332 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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