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Schools near BH20

Wareham, Dorset · ranked for your family, with the reasons

2 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of BH20, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

The middle of BH20 is the average position of the 16 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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Results Key stage 2 at primary; Progress 8 or Attainment 8 at secondary.Ofsted The newest inspection.Distance From the place you give, as the crow flies.Getting in How far places reached in the newest offer-day figures, and who was refused.Attendance and behaviour Absence and suspensions, against schools with a similar intake.Class size The average class size.

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State primary schools near BH20

2 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of BH20, ranked by what matters to you.

Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School
State primary · Church of England · Wareham · 1.5 miles
53of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2022) · classes of 24 on average
How it scored 53
- Resultsmatters3.8 of 20 points
  Better than 19% of 14,817 state schools in England: 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
  Ofsted, May 2022: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters5.1 of 20 points
  1.5 miles from the middle of BH20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
  In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little1.9 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 6.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 4.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little7 of 10 points
  Classes average 23.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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Stoborough Church of England Primary School
State primary · Church of England · Wareham · 2.0 miles
46of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · results: better than 30% of schools in England
How it scored 46
- Resultsmatters6.1 of 20 points
  Better than 30% of 14,817 state schools in England: 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
  Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in March 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters0.1 of 20 points
  2.0 miles from the middle of BH20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
  In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little1.3 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 4.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 2.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little3.4 of 10 points
  Classes average 27.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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State secondary schools near BH20

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of BH20, ranked by what matters to you.

The Purbeck School
State secondary · Wareham · 1.3 miles
78of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · results: top 13% in England · 1.3 miles
How it scored 78
- Resultsmatters17.6 of 20 points
  Top 13% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.60 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points
  Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in April 2025: Improved significantly. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted
- Distancematters14.7 of 20 points
  1.3 miles from the middle of BH20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
  In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little6.8 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 7.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 8.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little8.7 of 10 points
  Classes average 21.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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