Voluntary controlled school Secondary Open

Beaminster School

Newtown, Dorset, DT8 3EP

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 26 September 2023). Last inspected 26 September 2023.

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679
Pupils
22.1%
Free school meals

About this school

Beaminster School is a Voluntary controlled school serving secondary age pupils, located in Dorset, Dorset. The school has 679 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 26 September 2023). Last inspected 26 September 2023. The Headteacher is Keith Hales. The school is administered by Dorset local authority. The school has a Christian religious character.

School details

Headteacher
Keith Hales
Local authority
Dorset
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
URN
113884

Admissions

Applications for places at Beaminster School are handled by the school or the local authority (Dorset). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.08
Progress 8 · 2023-24
44%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
71%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.26
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
51%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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