Schools near DT2 8QS
Primary and secondary schools serving DT2 8QS, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,681 (2024)
DT2 8QSDorchester
Schools near DT2 8QS
6 schools nearest DT2 8QS: 3 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 89% full overall.
Inspection ratings
- Good83.3%
- Not rated16.7%
The nearest schools
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownSecondary · ages 9–13 · Faith school · 441 pupils · 92% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2019
- Puddletown Church of England First SchoolPrimary · ages 4–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 89% fullGood0.9 miles · November 2023
- Dorset Studio SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 332 pupils · 89% fullGood2.4 miles · March 2024
- Frome Valley CofE First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 141 pupils · 80% fullGood2.8 miles · July 2023
- Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther · ages 0–13 · Independent · 167 pupils · 84% fullNot rated3.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 177 pupils · 97% fullGood3.7 miles · January 2023
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.