Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
605 pupils · 67% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 8 June 2026. 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 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 49% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 80% |
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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 93 | 89 | 157 | 91 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 103 | 101 | 187 | 102 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 105 | 102 | 202 | 105 |
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
- Shaftesbury School 11.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gillingham School 11.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Blandford School 12.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Gryphon School 15.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King Arthur's School 15.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sexey's School 22.1 km · Good (2023) · 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.