St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

School overview

St Osmund's Church of England Middle School is a primary school serving Dorchester, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 717 pupils aged 9 to 13 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.