The Woodroffe School
Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Watts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 886
- URN
- 113901
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01297442232
About this school
The Woodroffe School is a foundation secondary school in Lyme Regis. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 886 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Woodroffe School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 174 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 51.0 | 51.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.08 to +0.51 | +0.19 -0.02 to +0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 60.3% | 54.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 75.9% | 74.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 77.6% | 81.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Woodroffe School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 35.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,042 |
| 2023/24 | 1,020 |
| 2024/25 | 978 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Woodroffe School compares
The Woodroffe School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.4 | 9.9% | 18.7% | 886 | — |
| Axe Valley Academy | 39.2 | 11.7% | 30% | 741 | 4.2 miles |
| Colyton Grammar School | 78.8 | 5.1% | 7.4% | 1,083 | 5.4 miles |
| The Sir John Colfox Academy | 43 | 9.1% | 24.1% | 756 | 8.9 miles |
| Holyrood Academy | 42.4 | 10% | 25.7% | 1,282 | 10.1 miles |
| Beaminster School | 47 | 8.4% | 22.4% | 673 | 10.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.7%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.89%
- Persistent absence
- 28.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Axe Valley Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Axminster
-
Colyton Grammar School5.4 miles
Secondary · Colyton
-
The Sir John Colfox Academy8.9 miles
Secondary · Bridport
-
Holyrood Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · Chard
-
Beaminster School10.8 miles
Secondary · Beaminster
Other schools in Lyme Regis
Common questions
- What ages does The Woodroffe School teach?
- The Woodroffe School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lyme Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of The Woodroffe School?
- The headteacher of The Woodroffe School is Mr Daniel Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Woodroffe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Woodroffe School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Woodroffe School?
- The Woodroffe School has 886 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Woodroffe School full?
- The Woodroffe School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 886 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Woodroffe School a faith school?
- No. The Woodroffe School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Woodroffe School a selective school?
- No. The Woodroffe School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does The Woodroffe School have?
- The schools register lists The Woodroffe School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Woodroffe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2022/23 and 51.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Woodroffe School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- The Woodroffe School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Woodroffe School's absence rate?
- The Woodroffe School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Woodroffe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Woodroffe 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 29 June 2026.