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Home/Best Schools/Dorset/Progress 8

Progress 8 ranking

Best Schools in Dorset by Progress 8

Schools in Dorset ranked by Progress 8. Higher is better.

50 schools20 with Progress 8 dataAvg: -0.24

50

Schools listed

20

With Progress 8

-0.24

Avg Progress 8

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Progress 8 Attainment 8 Attendance Value for Money

Rankings by Progress 8

Higher is better. Schools without Progress 8 data appear at the end.

The Purbeck School

SecondaryGoodP8: 0.6089th pct

Lytchett Minster School

Best Schools in Dorset by Progress 8 — Ranked | y.school | y.school

Secondary

Good

P8: 0.38

80th pct

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Ferndown Upper School

SecondaryGoodP8: 0.3478th pct

The Thomas Hardye School

SecondaryP8: 0.3075th pct

The Woodroffe School

SecondaryGoodP8: 0.1967th pct

The Sir John Colfox Academy

SecondaryGoodP8: 0.0156th pct

The Gryphon School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.0651th pct

Beaminster School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.0849th pct

Queen Elizabeth's School

SecondaryRequires ImprovementP8: -0.1743th pct

Gillingham School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.1842th pct

The Swanage School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.2836th pct

The Blandford School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.3332th pct

All Saints' Church of England Academy

SecondaryRequires ImprovementP8: -0.3332th pct

Wey Valley Academy

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.3631th pct

Sturminster Newton High School

SecondaryP8: -0.3929th pct

Dorset Studio School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.5024th pct

Shaftesbury School

SecondaryGoodP8: -0.5024th pct

Budmouth Academy Weymouth

SecondaryRequires ImprovementP8: -0.6220th pct

Atlantic Academy Portland

All-throughGoodP8: -0.7416th pct

Harbour School Dorset

Sixth FormGoodP8: -2.152th pct

Stower Provost Community School

PrimaryNo Progress 8 data

Hazelbury Bryan Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

SecondaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

PrimaryRequires ImprovementNo Progress 8 data

Cheselbourne Village School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

PrimaryNo Progress 8 data

Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

PrimaryNo Progress 8 data

Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Broadmayne First School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Arbour House School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

The Prince of Wales School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Southill Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Downlands Community School

PrimaryRequires ImprovementNo Progress 8 data

Radipole Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Bincombe Valley Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Kingfisher School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Stalbridge Church of England Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

West Moors Middle School

SecondaryGoodNo Progress 8 data

Bryanston School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Clayesmore School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Yarrells Preparatory School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Port Regis Preparatory School

Sixth FormNo Progress 8 data

Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery

PrimaryNo Progress 8 data

Showing the top 50 schools by Progress 8. The full directory for Dorset contains more schools.