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Dorchester Middle School

Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HS · URN 138186

Public data summary

4.5

out of 10 · 14 data sources

Coverage 41% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Requires Improvement
Pupils: 270
Age range: 9–13
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 600
Local authority: Dorset

Outcomes

Published performance

KS2 combined: 52.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 9.0%
Persistent absence: 25.3%
Free school meals: 9.0%
SEN support: 21.7%
English additional language: 17.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 9.7:1
Average class size: 25.6
Staff turnover: 14.3%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Progress

3.5

1 contributing signals

Attendance

4.6

6 contributing signals

Resources

4.6

4 contributing signals

Equity

5.9

3 contributing signals

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Official website

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