Schools in DT2
Primary and secondary schools serving DT2, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 40,347 (2024)
DT2Postcode district · Dorchester
Schools in DT2
24 schools in DT2: 18 primary, 2 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 23 that publish a capacity are 82% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good70.8%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Not rated20.8%
The largest schools here
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownSecondary · ages 9–13 · Faith school · 441 pupils · 92% fullGood4.5 miles · September 2019
- Dorset Studio SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 332 pupils · 89% fullGood3.0 miles · March 2024
- Milton Abbey SchoolOther · ages 13–19 · Independent · Faith school · 190 pupils · 73% fullNot rated8.7 miles
- St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterPrimary · ages 4–9 · Faith school · 148 pupils · 99% fullNot rated1.2 miles
- Frome Valley CofE First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 141 pupils · 80% fullGood6.2 miles · July 2023
- Broadmayne First School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–9 · 139 pupils · 93% fullGood5.5 miles · March 2023
- Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 137 pupils · 91% fullGood5.9 miles · March 2024
- Puddletown Church of England First SchoolPrimary · ages 4–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 89% fullGood4.8 miles · November 2023
- Thorner's Church of England School, Litton CheneyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 115 pupils · 110% fullGood8.6 miles · May 2015
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 114 pupils · 96% fullGood9.6 miles · June 2023
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 110 pupils · 105% fullGood6.7 miles · February 2026
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 99 pupils · 94% fullGood12 miles · March 2019
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 99 pupils · 50% fullNeeds improvement12 miles · March 2026
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · Faith school · 77 pupils · 103% fullGood4.3 miles · July 2023
- Loders CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 72 pupils · 86% fullGood12 miles · March 2019
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 67% fullGood9.1 miles · May 2019
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · Faith school · 60 pupils · 67% fullGood4.7 miles · January 2026
- Dorchester Learning CentreOther · ages 5–18 · 54 pupils · 92% fullGood3.9 miles · May 2022
- Cheselbourne Village SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 49 pupils · 82% fullGood5.9 miles · March 2023
- Portesham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 46 pupils · 44% fullNot rated7.3 miles
- Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 40 pupils · 35% fullGood3.4 miles · November 2023
- Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 33 pupils · 47% fullNeeds improvement10 miles · February 2024
- The Luccombe HubOther · ages 8–18 · Independent · 26 pupils · 87% fullNot rated9.3 miles
- Employ My Ability (EMA) LtdOther · ages 16–25Not rated8.4 miles
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.