Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Sturminster Newton High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Davis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 643
- URN
- 113875
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
Sturminster Newton High School was a community secondary school in Sturminster Newton. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 643 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sturminster Newton High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.78 to -0.23 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 |
How Sturminster Newton High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.5% | 29.3% | 643 | — |
| Sturminster Newton High School | 46.1 | 10.9% | 29.6% | 605 | 0.0 miles |
| Shaftesbury School | 39.1 | 11.4% | 27.9% | 782 | 6.9 miles |
| Gillingham School | 42.7 | 9.5% | 20.3% | 1,684 | 7.3 miles |
| The Blandford School | 47 | 8.7% | 20.8% | 1,103 | 7.7 miles |
| The Gryphon School | 46.7 | 7.9% | 20.5% | 1,569 | 9.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.3%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sturminster Newton High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Sturminster Newton
-
Shaftesbury School6.9 miles
Secondary · Shaftesbury
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Gillingham School7.3 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
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The Blandford School7.7 miles
Secondary · Blandford Forum
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The Gryphon School9.3 miles
Secondary · Sherborne
Other schools in Sturminster Newton
- Sturminster Newton High School Secondary
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Primary
- William Barnes Primary School Primary
- Yewstock School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sturminster Newton High School teach?
- Sturminster Newton High School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Sturminster Newton.
- Has Sturminster Newton High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sturminster Newton High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sturminster Newton High School?
- Sturminster Newton High School had 643 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Sturminster Newton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sturminster Newton High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.