Secondary schools in Dorset
29 open secondary schools in the Dorset local authority area (all-through schools are listed under both primary and secondary).
- All Saints' Church of England Academy (Weymouth; Academy sponsor led; ages 11-16; inspected 21 November 2023)
- Allenbourn Middle School (Wimborne; Academy converter; ages 9-13; inspected 14 January 2025)
- Atlantic Academy Portland (Portland; Academy sponsor led; ages 4-16; report card 24 March 2026)
- Beaminster School (Beaminster; Voluntary controlled school; ages 11-18; inspected 26 September 2023)
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth (Weymouth; Academy sponsor led; ages 11-18; inspected 19 March 2024)
- Cranborne Middle School (Wimborne; Community school; ages 9-13)
- Dorchester Middle School (Dorchester; Academy converter; ages 9-13; report card 2 June 2026)
- Dorset Studio School (Dorchester; Studio schools; ages 11-16; inspected 5 March 2024)
- Emmanuel Church of England Middle School (Verwood; Academy sponsor led; ages 9-13; inspected 4 May 2022)
- Ferndown Middle School (Ferndown; Academy converter; ages 9-13)
- Ferndown Upper School (Ferndown; Community school; ages 13-19; report card 3 March 2026)
- Gillingham School (Gillingham; Academy converter; ages 11-18)
- Lockyer's Middle School (Wimborne; Academy converter; ages 9-13; inspected 4 October 2022)
- Lytchett Minster School (Poole; Foundation school; ages 11-19)
- Queen Elizabeth's School (Wimborne; Academy converter; ages 13-18; inspected 3 October 2023)
- Shaftesbury School (Shaftesbury; Academy converter; ages 11-18; inspected 7 March 2023)
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown (Dorchester; Academy converter; ages 9-13; inspected 18 September 2019)
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill (Wimborne; Academy converter; ages 9-13)
- St Osmund's Church of England Middle School (Dorchester; Academy converter; ages 9-13; inspected 5 July 2022)
- Sturminster Newton High School (Sturminster Newton; Academy converter; ages 11-18; report card 21 April 2026)
- The Blandford School (Blandford Forum; Voluntary controlled school; ages 11-18; inspected 23 April 2024)
- The Gryphon School (Sherborne; Academy converter; ages 11-18)
- The Purbeck School (Wareham; Academy converter; ages 11-18)
- The Sir John Colfox Academy (Bridport; Academy converter; ages 11-18)
- The Swanage School (Swanage; Free schools; ages 11-16; inspected 7 November 2023)
- The Thomas Hardye School (Dorchester; Academy converter; ages 13-18; inspected 4 February 2025)
- The Woodroffe School (Lyme Regis; Foundation school; ages 11-18; inspected 6 December 2023)
- West Moors Middle School (Ferndown; Community school; ages 9-13; report card 9 June 2026)
- Wey Valley Academy (Weymouth; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 11 October 2023)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.