The Woodroffe School
Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
886 pupils · 84% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2023, published 28 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 81.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 113 | 112 | 225 | 113 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 110 | 102 | 187 | 110 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 113 | 220 | 117 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 169 | 268 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 170 | 177 | 285 | 170 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 173 | 138 | 286 | 173 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 161 | 171 | 275 | 161 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 174 | 186 | 299 | 174 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Axe Valley Academy 6.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Colyton Grammar School 8.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- The Sir John Colfox Academy 14.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holyrood Academy 16.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Beaminster School 17.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Honiton Community College 18.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.