Local Authority Safeguarding Index

Dorset Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 184 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

42/100 Average Transparency Score
184 Schools Monitored
#130 National Rank
-2 pts below the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 184 schools in Dorset.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in Dorset

  1. 1
    Allenbourn Middle School Middle deemed secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  2. 2
    Arbour House School Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    St Ives Primary & Nursery School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Sturminster Marshall First School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in Dorset

16 plus 1
School Ofsted Transparency
Coastland College DT4 7LQ Good 65
All-through 1
School Ofsted Transparency
Atlantic Academy Portland DT5 2NA Good 44
Middle deemed secondary 10
School Ofsted Transparency
Allenbourn Middle School BH21 1PL Outstanding 70
Cranborne Middle School BH21 5RP Good 52
Dorchester Middle School DT1 2HS Requires Improvement 37
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School BH31 6JF Good 44
Ferndown Middle School BH22 9UP — 18
Lockyer's Middle School BH21 3HQ Good 44
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown DT2 8SA Good 52
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill BH21 7AB Good 48
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School DT1 2DZ Good 44
West Moors Middle School BH22 0DA Good 44
Not applicable 35
School Ofsted Transparency
113912 DT11 8LL — 25
Arbour House School DT4 7QF Outstanding 70
Aurora Beeches School BH21 5RT Good 48
Aurora Boveridge College BH21 5RU Good 54
Beaucroft Foundation School BH21 2SS Good 48
Bryanston School DT11 0PX ISI inspected 55
Castle Court School BH21 3RF ISI inspected 55
Dorchester Learning Centre DT2 9PS Good 44
Dumpton School BH21 7AF ISI inspected 55
Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd DT2 8RH Requires Improvement 47
Graduately Developing Futures BH16 6DA Good 55
Hanford School DT11 8HN ISI inspected 55
Harbour School Dorset BH20 6NU Good 48
Harbour Vale School DT9 4DN Good 52
Kingfisher School DT4 0JH — 22
Leweston School DT9 6EN ISI inspected 55
Millie College BH16 6JN — 20
Milton Abbey School DT11 0BZ ISI inspected 55
Mountjoy School DT8 3HB Good 44
Port Regis Preparatory School SP7 9QA ISI inspected 55
Ringwood Waldorf School BH24 2NN Good 55
Sheiling College BH24 2EB Good 62
Sheiling School BH24 2EB Good 52
Sherborne Preparatory School DT9 3NY ISI inspected 55
Sherborne School DT9 3AP ISI inspected 55
Sherborne School for Girls DT9 3QN ISI inspected 55
Sunninghill Preparatory School DT1 1EB ISI inspected 55
The Compass DT4 0QU Good 52
The Forum Centre DT11 7BX Good 52
The Forum School DT11 0QS Requires Improvement 37
The Luccombe Hub DT11 0BD Good 48
Westfield Arts College DT3 6AA Outstanding 70
Wyvern Academy DT3 5AL Good 52
Yarrells Preparatory School BH16 5EU ISI inspected 55
Yewstock School DT10 1EW Outstanding 70
Primary 119
School Ofsted Transparency
142692 DT6 4QS — 10
144414 DT9 6AQ — 10
147710 BH21 3TR — 10
149656 DT11 8EL — 18
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DT9 5NQ — 22
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School DT11 8SW — 14
BELZ Nursery School DT4 7TP — 18
Beaminster St Mary's Academy DT8 3BY Good 48
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School DT4 0LQ Requires Improvement 37
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool BH20 7DB Requires improvement 40
Bincombe Valley Primary School DT3 6AW Good 44
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School DT11 9QD Good 55
Bovington Academy BH20 6LE Good 48
Bridport Primary School DT6 3BJ Good 48
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School DT6 5LA Good 52
Broadmayne First School DT2 8PH Good 48
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School DT8 3QL Requires Improvement 33
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School DT2 7BY — 14
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School DT2 7LA Good 48
Charmouth Primary School DT6 6LR — 10
Cheselbourne Village School DT2 7NT Good 44
Chickerell Primary Academy DT3 4AT Good 52
Colehill First School BH21 2LZ Good 48
Conifers Primary School DT4 0QF Good 44
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School BH20 5EE Good 48
Cranborne Church of England First School BH21 5QB Good 48
Damers First School DT1 3DF — 22
Downlands Community School DT11 8BG Expected standard 40
Dunbury Church of England Academy DT11 0AW Good 44
Durweston Church of England Primary School DT11 0QA — 14
Ferndown First School BH22 9FB — 18
Frome Valley CofE First School DT2 8WR Good 52
Gillingham Primary School SP8 4QR — 14
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School BH21 7LX — 22
Hayeswood First School BH21 2HN Good 48
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School DT10 2ED Good 48
Hillside Community First School BH31 7HE — 18
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery DT4 9QX Good 52
Loders CofE Primary Academy DT6 3SA Good 52
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School BH20 5SA Good 52
Lytchett Matravers Primary School BH16 6DY Good 48
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School DT2 0AX Good 52
Manor Park Church of England First School DT1 2BH Expected standard 40
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy DT6 5QA Requires Improvement 37
Milborne St Andrew First School DT11 0JE — 18
Milldown CofE Academy DT11 7SN Good 44
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School SP8 5QD — 18
Motcombe CofE Primary School SP7 9NT Good 48
Oakhurst Community First School BH22 0DY Good 44
Pamphill Church of England First School BH21 4EE Good 48
Parley First School BH22 8QE Good 48
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School DT8 3JQ Good 44
Piddle Valley Church of England First School DT2 7QL Good 48
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School DT11 8WF — 22
Portesham Church of England Primary School DT3 4HP Good 52
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School DT6 3TB Requires Improvement 33
Puddletown Church of England First School DT2 8FZ Good 55
Radipole Primary School DT3 5HS Good 48
Rudgwick Pre School BH21 3PX — 25
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School DT6 5JE Good 48
Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School BH20 7BN Good 44
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School SP7 8PZ Good 44
Sherborne Primary School DT9 4AJ — 40
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School DT11 0TX Good 48
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery SP5 5NJ — 18
Southill Primary School DT4 9UF Good 44
Spetisbury CofE Primary School DT11 9DF — 14
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School DT9 6LS Good 44
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School DT3 6AA Good 55
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School SP7 0PF — 22
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth DT4 0RH Good 48
St Catherine's Roman Catholic School DT6 3TR Expected standard 40
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers BH19 3HB — 18
St George's Church of England School, Bourton SP8 5BN Good 55
St George's Foundation Primary School DT5 2BD Good 44
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull DT10 1PZ — 10
St Ives Primary & Nursery School BH24 2LE Outstanding 70
St James Church of England First School BH21 4JN Good 52
St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt SP6 3AJ — 18
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne BH21 1BX Good 44
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School BH20 6DS Requires Improvement 40
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School SP8 4GG — 14
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester DT1 2DD — 14
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull DT10 1JX Good 48
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage BH19 1QE Good 44
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster DT2 9RD — 22
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas DT9 6RH Good 44
St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery BH22 0JF Good 52
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis DT7 3DY — 10
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School DT3 5DQ Outstanding 70
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School DT10 2LP Good 48
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School DT2 0JP — 22
Stoborough Church of England Primary School BH20 5AD — 18
Stower Provost Community School SP8 5LX Good 55
Sturminster Marshall First School BH21 4AY Outstanding 70
Swanage Primary School BH19 2EY — 18
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School BH19 2PH Good 52
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School DT6 6HD Outstanding 70
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury SP7 8HQ Good 44
The Prince of Wales School DT1 2HH Outstanding 70
Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy TA20 4NE — 10
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney DT2 9AU — 22
Thornford CofE Primary School DT9 6QY Outstanding 70
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School BH21 6RF Good 44
Trent Young's CofE Primary School DT9 4SW — 22
Trinity Church of England First School BH31 7PG Outstanding 70
Upton Infant School BH16 5LQ — 14
Upton Junior School BH16 5NQ Good 44
Verwood Church of England First School BH31 6JF Good 48
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School BH20 4PG Good 44
William Barnes Primary School DT10 1BZ Good 44
Wimborne First School and Nursery BH21 4FW Good 52
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery BH21 5LX — 18
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School DT2 9LW Requires Improvement 33
Witchampton Church of England First School BH21 5AP Good 48
Wool Church of England Primary School BH20 6BT Good 48
Wyke Primary School SP8 4SH — 10
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School DT4 9NU Good 44
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery DT4 9LU Good 55
Secondary 18
School Ofsted Transparency
113901 DT7 3LX Expected standard 40
All Saints' Church of England Academy DT4 9BJ Requires Improvement 33
Beaminster School DT8 3EP Good 48
Budmouth Academy Weymouth DT4 9SY Requires Improvement 37
Dorset Studio School DT2 8PX Good 52
Ferndown Upper School BH22 9EY Good 44
Gillingham School SP8 4QP Good 48
Lytchett Minster School BH16 6JD Good 44
Queen Elizabeth's School BH21 4DT Requires Improvement 33
Shaftesbury School SP7 8ER Good 48
Sturminster Newton High School DT10 1DT — 18
The Blandford School DT11 7SQ Good 52
The Gryphon School DT9 4EQ Good 48
The Purbeck School BH20 4PF — 22
The Sir John Colfox Academy DT6 3DT Good 48
The Swanage School BH19 2PH Good 48
The Thomas Hardye School DT1 2ET Outstanding 70
Wey Valley Academy DT3 5AN Good 48
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