Dorset GCSE results
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 29 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
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Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 40 and English & maths 5+ of at least 40%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v2. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (10)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Woodroffe School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,305 | 19.8% | 9.4% | 2.8% |
| 2 | Lytchett Minster School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,842 | 19.2% | 9.6% | 2.2% |
| 3 | The Thomas Hardye School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 3,727 | 19.0% | 9.1% | 2.8% |
| 4 | The Gryphon School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,748 | 18.6% | 7.6% | 2.3% |
| 5 | Gillingham School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,257 | 16.9% | 7.5% | 2.0% |
| 6 | The Sir John Colfox Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,132 | 16.6% | 7.9% | 2.2% |
| 7 | The Purbeck School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,259 | 15.6% | 6.4% | 2.1% |
| 8 | Beaminster School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,013 | 15.4% | 7.4% | 2.8% |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth's School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,653 | 15.0% | 7.0% | 2.2% |
| 10 | Ferndown Upper School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,386 | 14.9% | 6.4% | 1.6% |
Not ranked (19)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Atlantic Academy Portland | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Aurora Beeches School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Bryanston School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Budmouth Academy Weymouth | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Clayesmore School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Dorset Studio School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Harbour School Dorset | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Leweston School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Milton Abbey School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Ringwood Waldorf School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Shaftesbury School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Sherborne School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Sherborne School for Girls | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Sturminster Newton High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Blandford School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Luccombe Hub | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Swanage School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Wey Valley Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |