Dorchester Middle School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS
527 pupils · 88% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 22%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 5 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown 8.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Lockyer's Middle School 31.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Broadstone Middle School 33.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Allenbourn Middle School 34.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill 35.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.