The Purbeck School

Secondary · Dorset · BH20 4PF · URN 148737

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-04-30Cohort 1022Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 164

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 36 schools in Dorset

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
41.9
Dorset 35.21England 46.1
6.7 above the area average of 35.2
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
36.6%
Dorset 25.9%England 45.9%
10.7 percentage points above the area average of 25.9
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
57.3%
Dorset 40.4%
16.9 percentage points above the area average of 40.4
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.54
Dorset 3.03England 4.07
0.5 above the area average of 3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
10.4%
Dorset 8.6%England 17.6%
1.8 percentage points above the area average of 8.6
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
19.5%
Dorset 24.7%
5.2 percentage points below the area average of 24.7
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
26.8%
Dorset 33.9%
7.1 percentage points below the area average of 33.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
164
Dorset 110
53.9 above the area average of 110.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Dorset	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	41.9 Dorset 35.21England 46.1	6.7 above the area average of 35.2	4.2 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	36.6% Dorset 25.9%England 45.9%	10.7 percentage points above the area average of 25.9	9.3 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	57.3% Dorset 40.4%	16.9 percentage points above the area average of 40.4	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.54 Dorset 3.03England 4.07	0.5 above the area average of 3	0.5 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	10.4% Dorset 8.6%England 17.6%	1.8 percentage points above the area average of 8.6	7.2 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	19.5% Dorset 24.7%	5.2 percentage points below the area average of 24.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	26.8% Dorset 33.9%	7.1 percentage points below the area average of 33.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	164 Dorset 110	53.9 above the area average of 110.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 22.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.2pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 86.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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