The Purbeck School
Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF
1,022 pupils · 87% of 1,180 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 30 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. 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 | 41.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.5% |
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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 156 | 241 | 159 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 150 | 145 | 246 | 149 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 162 | 248 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 161 | 255 | 170 |
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
- Lytchett Minster School 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Cornerstone Academy 9.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Poole High School 10.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parkstone Grammar School 11.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Swanage School 12.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Corfe Hills School 12.7 km · Good (2021) · 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.