Establishment Dorchester Middle School

URN: 138186

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Address
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HS
Local authority
Dorset (838)
Headteacher / Principal
Headteacher Jonathan Webb
Phase of education
Middle deemed secondary
School type
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Academy sponsor
Wessex Multi Academy Trust
Gender of entry
Mixed
ID
URN: 138186, DfE number: 838/4031
UKPRN: 10037405
Establishment status
Open
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Telephone
01305265651
Ofsted rating and reports
Why the rating is not displayed
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Religious character
Does not apply
Diocese
Not applicable
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Boarders
No boarders
Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Official sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Number of pupils
554
Section 41 approved
Not applicable
Open date
1 June 2012
Reason establishment opened
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Closed date
Not recorded
Reason establishment closed
Not recorded
Special classes
No Special Classes
Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
24.9%
Date last changed / confirmed
23 January 2025
Type of SEN provision
PD - Physical Disability
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
8
Resourced provision capacity
10
Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Age range

The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.

School capacity

The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.

Free school meals

This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.

This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.

This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.

Free school meals

This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.

This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.

This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.

Middle super output area (MSOA)

The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.

Lower super output area (LSOA)

The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.