The Thomas Hardye School

Academy converter·Secondary school Dorchester, Dorset·DT1 2ET
Composite score
62.2
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National rank
#77
In South West
#2
In Dorset
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
71%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.48

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
13–18
Pupils on roll
2,051
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
6.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.3%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
11.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
33.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.4
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,222
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
451 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

The Thomas Hardye School at a glance

Located in Dorchester, Dorset, The Thomas Hardye School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 2,051 pupils aged 13 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.8 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of secondary schools nationally.

50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 71% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.6%. There are about 17.4 pupils per teacher. The Thomas Hardye School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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