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45 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School, 3.0 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.0 mi	Primary	77	Good, 2023
Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Primary	40	Good, 2023
Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	114	Good, 2023
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	130	Ungraded inspection, May 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity	5.3 mi	Primary	49	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013)
Leweston SchoolOther independent	5.6 mi	Independent	577	-
Milton Abbey SchoolOther independent	6.9 mi	Independent	190	-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	7.1 mi	Primary	99	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	7.2 mi	Primary	70	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good
Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter	7.3 mi	Primary	104	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	7.6 mi	Primary	336	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	7.6 mi	Primary	137	Good, 2024
Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter	7.7 mi	Primary	134	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Sherborne SchoolOther independent	7.8 mi	Independent	538	-
Sherborne Preparatory SchoolOther independent	7.8 mi	Independent	204	-
St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter	7.9 mi	Primary	148	-
William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity	7.9 mi	Primary	162	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter	8.0 mi	Middle deemed secondary	441	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Sherborne School for GirlsOther independent	8.0 mi	Independent	456	-
Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter	8.1 mi	Primary	304	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter	8.1 mi	Primary	43	Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school)
The Luccombe HubOther independent special	8.1 mi	Special	26	-
Harbour Vale SchoolAcademy alternative provision sponsor led	8.2 mi	Alternative provision	23	Good, 2024
Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation	8.4 mi	Primary	188	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012)
The Gryphon SchoolAcademy converter	8.4 mi	Secondary	1,569	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014)
Milborne Port Primary SchoolAcademy converter	8.5 mi	Primary	169	Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter	8.5 mi	Secondary	605	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Yewstock SchoolCommunity special	8.5 mi	Special	167	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2013)
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasAcademy converter	8.5 mi	Primary	90	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools	8.9 mi	Secondary	332	Good, 2024
The Forum SchoolOther independent special	8.9 mi	Special	31	-
Damers First SchoolAcademy converter	9.0 mi	Primary	475	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school)
Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	9.2 mi	Primary	103	Good, 2023
Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent	9.2 mi	Independent	167	-
Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led	9.3 mi	Primary	131	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017)
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeAcademy converter	9.3 mi	Primary	92	No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter	9.5 mi	Primary	177	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school)
Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter	9.5 mi	Middle deemed secondary	527	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1
The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter	9.5 mi	Secondary	2,014	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolCommunity	9.6 mi	Primary	58	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 2, Urgent improvement in 3
St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter	9.7 mi	Middle deemed secondary	714	Good, 2022
The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity	9.8 mi	Primary	156	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding
Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led	9.8 mi	Primary	396	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter	9.9 mi	Primary	125	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullAcademy sponsor led	9.9 mi	Primary	51	Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced.

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

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This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).

Overall deprivation5

Income7

Employment8

Education and skills7

Health9

Crime9

Barriers to housing and services1

Living environment1

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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: 65

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