Dorset Studio School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 140977
- Address
- Kingston Maurward, DT2 8PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 345 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 42.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 41.7%
White British 83.2%
Unclassified 8.1%
Irish 2.9%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 6%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.59
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 60 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 62 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 60 |
| Geography | GCSE | 60 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 62 |
| Science: Double Award | GCSE | 60 |
| Land Based Ops | Technical Award | 46 |
Admissions
Dorset Studio School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 61
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 70 36 34 |
| Year 8 | 73 33 40 |
| Year 9 | 66 26 40 |
| Year 10 | 72 36 36 |
| Year 11 | 64 33 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 69.0% 35.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 48.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |