Dorset Studio School
About the school
Dorset Studio School is an open secondary school in Dorset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 March 2024
- Published
- 15 May 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.1
- Dorset
- 43.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Dorset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 14.50%
- Dorset
- 40.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 40.60%
- Dorset
- 62.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- Dorset
- 38.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.75
- Dorset
- 3.79
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
325
Girls
51.38%
Boys
48.62%
SEN support
40.92%
Education, health and care plan
11.08%
English as an additional language
0.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.31%
Overall absence
12.73
Persistent absence
42.39
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
66
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
64%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
12%
Not sustained
8%