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Schools in DT2 7

Primary and secondary schools serving DT2 7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
19,337 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DT2 7

13 schools in DT2 7: 8 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 12 that publish a capacity are 86% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
13
in DT2 7
Good or better
100%
Of 9 with an Ofsted grade
How full
86%
Well used: 1,731 pupils for 2,024 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places, of 12 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

DT2 7
69%
31%
  • Good69.2%
  • Not rated30.8%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
    Secondary · ages 9–13 · Faith school · 441 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    4.0 miles · September 2019
  • Dorset Studio School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 332 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    5.5 miles · March 2024
  • Milton Abbey School
    Other · ages 13–19 · Independent · Faith school · 190 pupils · 73% full
    Not rated
    4.8 miles
  • St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster
    Primary · ages 4–9 · Faith school · 148 pupils · 99% full
    Not rated
    5.3 miles
  • Puddletown Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 4–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    4.1 miles · November 2023
  • Hazelbury Bryan Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 114 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    5.5 miles · June 2023
  • Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 110 pupils · 105% full
    Good
    4.0 miles · February 2026
  • Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
    Primary · ages 3–9 · Faith school · 77 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    3.9 miles · July 2023
  • Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 67% full
    Good
    9.7 miles · May 2019
  • Cheselbourne Village School
    Primary · ages 3–9 · 49 pupils · 82% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · March 2023
  • Piddle Valley Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 40 pupils · 35% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · November 2023
  • The Luccombe Hub
    Other · ages 8–18 · Independent · 26 pupils · 87% full
    Not rated
    5.7 miles
  • Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    8.3 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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