Schools near Dorchester
The 49 schools closest to Dorchester by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Dorchester
This page gathers the 49 nearest schools to the centre of Dorchester, closest first. The closest is St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Every school here is inspected by Ofsted. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Dorchester, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Dorchester itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster0.8 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Damers First School1.7 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Sunninghill Preparatory School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Dorchester
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Dorchester Middle School2.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Dorchester
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St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester2.0 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Dorset Studio School2.0 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
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The Thomas Hardye School2.0 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
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St Osmund's Church of England Middle School2.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Dorchester
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Manor Park Church of England First School2.3 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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The Prince of Wales School2.3 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Dorchester Learning Centre3.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Dorchester
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St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown4.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Dorchester
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Piddle Valley Church of England First School4.1 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Puddletown Church of England First School4.4 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Broadmayne First School4.5 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School4.7 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School5.3 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Frome Valley CofE First School5.4 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Cheselbourne Village School6.1 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Westfield Arts College6.3 miles
Special schools · Weymouth
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School6.3 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Bincombe Valley Primary School6.3 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Wey Valley Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
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Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Wyvern Academy6.7 miles
Academies · Weymouth
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Portesham Church of England Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Radipole Primary School7.3 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Milborne St Andrew First School7.4 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
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Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School7.6 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd7.6 miles
Other types · Dorchester
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St John's Church of England Primary School7.6 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Southill Primary School7.7 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Coastland College7.9 miles
16 plus · Weymouth
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Arbour House School8.0 miles
Special schools
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Chickerell Primary Academy8.3 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School8.5 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Kingfisher School8.6 miles
Special schools · Weymouth
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Conifers Primary School8.8 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney8.8 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Milton Abbey School8.9 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
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Bovington Academy8.9 miles
Primary · Wareham
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Budmouth Academy Weymouth8.9 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
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The Compass9.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Weymouth
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth9.2 miles
Primary · Weymouth
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The Luccombe Hub9.3 miles
Special schools · Blandford Forum
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Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School10.1 miles
Primary · Dorchester
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Dunbury Church of England Academy10.1 miles
Primary · Winterborne Whitechurch
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Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School11.6 miles
Primary · Wareham
Common questions
- How many schools are near Dorchester?
- This page lists the 49 closest schools to the centre of Dorchester by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Dorchester?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Dorchester is St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster, about 0.8 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.