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Shaftesbury School

Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8ER · URN 140898

Public data summary

5.6

out of 10 · 29 data sources

Coverage 85% · Strong

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 439
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,283
Local authority: Dorset

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.50
GCSE Attainment 8: 42.1
A-level average: C-
Sustained education: 39.0%
University: 39.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 11.4%
Persistent absence: 34.7%
Free school meals: 16.2%
SEN support: 20.5%
English additional language: 6.5%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.2:1
Average class size: 19.7
Staff turnover: 15.0%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

5.5

5 contributing signals

Progress

6.0

3 contributing signals

Attendance

5.3

6 contributing signals

Resources

7.0

4 contributing signals

Equity

5.2

6 contributing signals

Destinations

4.6

5 contributing signals

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School contact

Official website

01747854498

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