Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd
Special post 16 institution school in Dorchester (Dorset).
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Nearby schools
nearest first44 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Bovington Academy, 1.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| Harbour School DorsetFree schools special | 2.2 mi | Special | 145 | Good, 2023 |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Primary | 141 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | 81 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Wool Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.9 mi | Primary | 116 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 441 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Broadmayne First School and NurseryCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2023 |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 134 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter | 5.5 mi | Primary | 43 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.5 mi | Primary | 95 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools | 5.9 mi | Secondary | 332 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | 6.7 mi | Primary | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school) |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 6.8 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| The Purbeck SchoolAcademy converter | 6.8 mi | Secondary | 1,022 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 6.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 714 | Good, 2022 |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 6.9 mi | Independent | 167 | - |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.0 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 7.2 mi | Primary | 131 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.2 mi | Primary | 119 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity | 7.4 mi | Primary | 49 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.5 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special | 7.5 mi | Special | 26 | - |
| Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 527 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Dorchester Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 7.8 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Good, 2022 |
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | 7.8 mi | Secondary | 2,014 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 7.8 mi | Primary | 342 | Good, 2022 |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity | 7.8 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 8.0 mi | Primary | 225 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| Westfield Arts CollegeFoundation special | 8.0 mi | Special | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2011) |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 475 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Milton Abbey SchoolOther independent | 8.2 mi | Independent | 190 | - |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 148 | - |
| Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.5 mi | Primary | 291 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Primary | 40 | Good, 2023 |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.3 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2024 |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.3 mi | Primary | 484 | Good, 2023 |
| Wyvern AcademyAcademy special converter | 9.3 mi | Special | 95 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Primary | 213 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wey Valley AcademyAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Secondary | 994 | Good, 2023 |
| Weymouth and Kingston Maurward CollegeFurther education | 9.4 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Millie CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 9.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Arbour House SchoolOther independent special | 9.7 mi | Special | 39 | - |
| Radipole Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.8 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Lytchett Minster SchoolFoundation | 9.9 mi | Secondary | 1,624 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills5
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
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
- 70
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