Yewstock School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingCommunity special school
Sturminster Newton · DT10 1EW · Dorset
Ages 2–19
- KS20%
- Absence9.8%
- FSM46.8%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 149657
Sturminster Newton High School
Academy converter · Sturminster Newton · DT10 1DT
Ages 11–18 · 605 pupils · Dorset
Ofsted
Expected standard
Attainment 8
42.2
Overall absence
11.5%
Admissions demand
0.97 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-04-21
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.39
−20+2
Attainment 842.2
English & maths grade 5+46%
English & maths grade 4+65%
EBacc entry77%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)33.2%
Unauthorised5.2%
- Authorised absence
- 6.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 566
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.97 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
102
Places offered
105
1st-preference offers
102
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 202
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 105
- Applications from outside LA
- 7
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 6
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill67%
605 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- Boys / girls
- 275 / 330
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 605 / 900 (67%)
- Free school meals
- 30%
- FSM pupils
- 162
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Academy trust
- SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Motteram
Location
- Address
- Bath Road, Bath Road
- Postcode
- DT10 1DT
- Town
- Sturminster Newton
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Dorset
- District
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, 605 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 30%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
William Barnes Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sturminster Newton · DT10 1BZ · Dorset
Ages 4–11
- KS245%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM25.3%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sturminster Newton · DT10 1PZ · Dorset
Ages 4–11
- Absence4.4%
- FSM27.5%
- Demand1.00
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Motteram
- Telephone
- 01258472642