Dorset Studio School
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Dorset
Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.3%
42.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
332
Capacity used
Has space89%
375 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
61 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
62
Places offered
124
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 61 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 124 | 62 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jason Malone
- Address
- Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, DT2 8PX
- Phone
- 01305443600
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- Charminster St Mary's · West Dorset
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140977
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 42% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KINGSTON MAURWARD STUDIO SCHOOL LIMITED
332 pupils · 375 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 368 pupils
Attendance
87.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 8% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 14.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 40.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 69 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 69 | 3% | 23% | 45% | |
| English Language | 69 | 3% | 23% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 68 | 3% | 26% | 46% | |
| Geography | 66 | 5% | 23% | 36% | |
| English Literature | 64 | 5% | 27% | 48% | |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dorset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.