Schools in DT8
Primary and secondary schools serving DT8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 12,512 (2024)
DT8Postcode district · Beaminster
Schools in DT8
8 schools in DT8: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 84% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good87.5%
- Needs improvement12.5%
The largest schools here
- Beaminster SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 673 pupils · 89% fullGood0.9 miles · September 2023
- Beaminster St Mary's AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 140 pupils · 67% fullGood0.7 miles · May 2023
- Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 137 pupils · 91% fullGood8.4 miles · March 2024
- Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 132 pupils · 94% fullGood1.6 miles · June 2022
- Mountjoy SchoolOther · ages 4–19 · 112 pupils · 102% fullGood0.4 miles · November 2022
- Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 93 pupils · 89% fullNeeds improvement1.9 miles · November 2023
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 67% fullGood6.9 miles · May 2019
- Winsham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 22 pupils · 39% fullGood6.1 miles · November 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.