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Sturminster Newton High School

Bath Road, Dorset, DT10 1DT

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617
Pupils
28.9%
Free school meals
1 June 2023
Opened

About this school

Sturminster Newton High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Dorset, Dorset. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Michael Motteram. The school is administered by Dorset local authority. It belongs to SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST. It opened in 1 June 2023.

School details

Headteacher
Michael Motteram
Trust
SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
Local authority
Dorset
Gender
Mixed
URN
149657

Admissions

Applications for places at Sturminster Newton High 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)

46.1
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.39
Progress 8 · 2023-24
49%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
67%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.34
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
80%
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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