Lytchett Minster School
About the school
Lytchett Minster 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
- 22 February 2023
- Published
- 26 April 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.8
- 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
- 47.40%
- Dorset
- 40.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.40%
- Dorset
- 62.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.40%
- Dorset
- 38.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.86
- Dorset
- 3.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.38
AAB or better
- School
- 3.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1590
Girls
51.45%
Boys
48.55%
SEN support
13.08%
Education, health and care plan
2.70%
English as an additional language
2.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.56%
Overall absence
7.77
Persistent absence
22.57
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
255
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
135
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
28%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
39%