Schools in Dorchester
There are 24 schools in Dorchester , Dorset — including 16 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Dorset and reviewed annually — click a school below to view its admissions guidance.
Primary Schools in Dorchester (16)
Broadmayne First School
Primary · Community school
Dorchester · DT2 8PH
Cheselbourne Village School
Primary · Community school
DORCHESTER · DT2 7NT
The Prince of Wales School
Primary · Community school
Dorchester · DT1 2HH
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Dorchester · DT2 7LA
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Dorchester · DT2 0AX
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Dorchester · DT2 0JP
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Dorchester · DT2 9AU
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Dorchester · DT2 9LW
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT1 2DD
Frome Valley CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 8WR
Piddle Valley Church of England First School
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 7QL
Puddletown Church of England First School
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 8FZ
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 7BY
Damers First School
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT1 3DF
Manor Park Church of England First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dorchester · DT1 2BH
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster
Primary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 9RD
Secondary Schools in Dorchester (2)
Other Schools in Dorchester (6)
Sunninghill Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Dorchester · DT1 1EB
Dorchester Learning Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Dorchester · DT2 9PS
Dorchester Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT1 2HS
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT2 8SA
Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Dorchester · DT2 8RH
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Dorchester · DT1 2DZ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Dorchester are set by Dorset and updated each year. The "last distance offered" — how far the furthest successful applicant lived — changes annually based on the number of applications received.