Sturminster Newton High School
About the school
Sturminster Newton High 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
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 8 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.1
- 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
- 49.00%
- Dorset
- 40.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.00%
- Dorset
- 62.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 80.00%
- Dorset
- 38.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.34
- Dorset
- 3.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.51
AAB or better
- School
- 11.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
617
Girls
53.81%
Boys
46.19%
SEN support
22.04%
Education, health and care plan
3.73%
English as an additional language
6.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.64%
Overall absence
10.9
Persistent absence
29.2
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
111
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
47
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
34%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
30%