Dorset Studio School
Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX
332 pupils · 89% of 375 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSTON MAURWARD STUDIO SCHOOL LIMITED
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 5 March 2024, published 15 May 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 | 34.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 14.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 40.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 51 | 99 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 62 | 61 | 124 | 62 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 61 | 59 | 115 | 61 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 74 | 83 | 145 | 74 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 73 | 90 | 158 | 73 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 67 | 75 | 113 | 67 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 66 | 65 | 93 | 66 |
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
- The Thomas Hardye School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wey Valley Academy 9.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth 13.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- All Saints' Church of England Academy 14.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Purbeck School 20.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- The Blandford School 23 km · Good (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.