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Schools in Dorchester

47 schools from official GIAS records — including 25 primary and 12 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Dorchester

Dorchester has 47 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 25 primary (66%), 7 middle deemed secondary (18%) and 5 secondary (13%). Dorchester spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Dorset (29). The most common types are academy converter (12), voluntary aided school (11) and voluntary controlled school (6). This includes 13 academies, 4 independent schools and 7 special schools.

How many schools are there in Dorchester?

GIAS lists 47 schools in Dorchester, England.

What types of schools are in Dorchester?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (25), middle deemed secondary (7) and secondary (5).

Which local authority covers Dorchester?

Dorchester spans Dorset and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Dorchester data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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Official figures for Dorchester

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More about schools in Dorchester

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed46
  • Girls1

Age ranges

  • 9–137
  • 5–96
  • 2–96
  • 4–95
  • 13–184
  • 3–93
  • 4–112
  • 2–112

Local authorities

  • Dorset29
  • Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset18

School types

  • Academy converter12
  • Voluntary aided school11
  • Voluntary controlled school6
  • Community school6
  • Other independent school4
  • Pupil referral unit2
  • Community special school2
  • Studio schools1
  • Special post 16 institution1
  • Further education1
Special
7
Independent
4
Academies
13

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