Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Chickerell Road, Weymouth, DT4 9SY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Mashike
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,466
- URN
- 147443
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305830500
About this school
Budmouth Academy Weymouth is a secondary academy in Weymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Budmouth Academy Weymouth, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 256 | 252 | 238 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 39.9 | 42.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 -0.73 to -0.38 | -0.62 -0.80 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 31.7% | 40.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 51.2% | 60.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 68.7% | 57.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Budmouth Academy Weymouth 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 | 41.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 35.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,538 |
| 2023/24 | 1,506 |
| 2024/25 | 1,499 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Budmouth Academy Weymouth compares
Budmouth Academy Weymouth ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% 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 | 42 | 10.1% | 27.3% | 1,466 | — |
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | 35.6 | 12.8% | 35.2% | 598 | 1.3 miles |
| Wey Valley Academy | 41 | 14% | 34.1% | 994 | 2.4 miles |
| The Thomas Hardye School | 49.8 | 11.2% | 19.2% | 2,014 | 6.9 miles |
| Dorset Studio School | 34.1 | 12.7% | 32.3% | 332 | 8.3 miles |
| Conifers Primary School | — | 6.4% | 37.3% | 324 | 0.5 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)
- 27.29%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.06%
- Persistent absence
- 24.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
-
Wey Valley Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
-
The Thomas Hardye School6.9 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
-
Dorset Studio School8.3 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
-
Conifers Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Weymouth
- All Saints' Church of England Academy Secondary
- Wey Valley Academy Secondary
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primary
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primary
- Conifers Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primary
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Radipole Primary School Primary
- Southill Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Budmouth Academy Weymouth teach?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Weymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Budmouth Academy Weymouth?
- The headteacher of Budmouth Academy Weymouth is Mrs Sara Mashike, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Budmouth Academy Weymouth been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Budmouth Academy Weymouth, 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 Budmouth Academy Weymouth?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth has 1,466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Budmouth Academy Weymouth full?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth has capacity for 1,800 pupils and 1,466 on roll (81%), 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 Budmouth Academy Weymouth a faith school?
- No. Budmouth Academy Weymouth has no designated religious character.
- Is Budmouth Academy Weymouth a selective school?
- No. Budmouth Academy Weymouth is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Budmouth Academy Weymouth part of an academy trust?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth is part of ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Budmouth Academy Weymouth have?
- The schools register lists Budmouth Academy Weymouth's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Budmouth Academy Weymouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 42 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Budmouth Academy Weymouth compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% 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 Budmouth Academy Weymouth's absence rate?
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Budmouth Academy Weymouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Budmouth Academy Weymouth'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 10 July 2026.