Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Dorset (2025)
Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Listed with official data; 89 schools in Dorset, South West. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and South West.
- 187Trent Young's CofE Primary SchoolSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 95% · 9% higher
- 291St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolRingwood · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 90% · 13% higher
- 365Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 0% higher
- 480Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 77% · 15% higher
- 585Lockyer's Middle SchoolWimborne · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 76% · 14% higher
- 648Beaminster St Mary's AcademyBeaminster · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 75% · 0% higher
- 767Thorner's Church of England School, Litton CheneyDorchester · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 7% higher
- 848Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community NurseryWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 72% · 2% higher
- 968Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBeaminster · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 14% higher
- 1060Bovington AcademyWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 7% higher
- 1161Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolDorchester · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 6% higher
- 1259Wyke Primary SchoolGillingham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 6% higher
- 1347Conifers Primary SchoolWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 69% · 4% higher
- 1466Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolShaftesbury · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 14% higher
- 1568Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolPoole · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 11% higher
- 1668Allenbourn Middle SchoolWimborne · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 68% · 8% higher
- 1768Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridport · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 17% higher
- 1866St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton MatraversSwanage · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 17% higher
- 1959Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 13% higher
- 2059St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 10% higher
- 2151Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 7% higher
- 2248Charmouth Primary SchoolBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 7% higher
- 2346St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MarnhullSturminster Newton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 0% higher
- 2465St Michael's Church of England Middle School, ColehillWimborne · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 65% · 10% higher
- 2565Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolVerwood · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 65% · 10% higher
- 2654Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolStalbridge · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 10% higher
- 2761Cranborne Middle SchoolWimborne · Local authority SecondaryRWM expected: 65% · 8% higher
- 2843Wyke Regis Church of England Junior SchoolWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 5% higher
- 2941St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SwanageSwanage · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 0% higher
- 3069Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 18% higher
- 3150Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 9% higher
- 3236Atlantic Academy PortlandPortland · Academy All-throughRWM expected: 64% · 8% higher
- 3358Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 11% higher
- 3437Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolDorchester · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 0% higher
- 3546The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, ShaftesburyShaftesbury · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 5% higher
- 3659St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownDorchester · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 61% · 11% higher
- 3752Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolSturminster Newton · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 61% · 11% higher
- 3841Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 61% · 10% higher
- 3955Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridport · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 10% higher
- 4048Radipole Primary SchoolWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 6% higher
- 4138Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBeaminster · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 0% higher
- 4258St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolGillingham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 59% · 14% higher
- 4357St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolDorchester · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 58% · 12% higher
- 4448Corfe Castle Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 14% higher
- 4562Stoborough Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 56% · 33% higher
- 4633St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 56% · 3% higher
- 4741William Barnes Primary SchoolSturminster Newton · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 55% · 10% higher
- 4838Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWareham · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 54% · 5% higher
- 4952Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolDorchester · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 11% higher
- 5032Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 9% higher
- 5145Thornford CofE Primary SchoolSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 7% higher
- 5230St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme RegisLyme Regis · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 6% higher
- 5333St George's Church of England School, BourtonGillingham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 0% higher
- 5434Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 52% · 8% higher
- 5527Chickerell Primary AcademyWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 52% · 2% higher
- 5642Bridport Primary SchoolBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 14% higher
- 5735Gillingham Primary SchoolGillingham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 9% higher
- 5840Loders CofE Primary AcademyBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 8% higher
- 5928Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBridport · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 0% higher
- 6020St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullSturminster Newton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 0% higher
- 6118Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 0% higher
- 6241West Moors Middle SchoolFerndown · Local authority SecondaryRWM expected: 49% · 16% higher
- 6335Dorchester Middle SchoolDorchester · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 49% · 5% higher
- 6433Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 8% higher
- 6526Milldown CofE AcademyBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 3% higher
- 6632Sherborne Primary SchoolSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 47% · 6% higher
- 6728Swanage Primary SchoolSwanage · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 47% · 3% higher
- 6822Upton Junior SchoolPoole · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 47% · 2% higher
- 6925St George's Foundation Primary SchoolPortland · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 46% · 4% higher
- 7025St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 46% · 0% higher
- 7124Wool Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 46% · 0% higher
- 7240Dunbury Church of England AcademyWinterborne Whitechurch · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 9% higher
- 7324Ferndown Middle SchoolFerndown · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 45% · 1% higher
- 7420St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, WeymouthWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 0% higher
- 7520Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 0% higher
- 7631Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolShaftesbury · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 44% · 8% higher
- 7726St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 44% · 0% higher
- 7827Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolSwanage · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 43% · 11% higher
- 7928St John's Church of England Primary SchoolWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 43% · 7% higher
- 8022St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordBlandford Forum · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 43% · 0% higher
- 8135Downlands Community SchoolBlandford Forum · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 42% · 4% higher
- 8227Southill Primary SchoolWeymouth · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 42% · 3% higher
- 8322Stower Provost Community SchoolGillingham · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 40% · 0% higher
- 8433Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolGillingham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 39% · 6% higher
- 8538Portesham Church of England Primary SchoolWeymouth · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 38% · 13% higher
- 8635Marshwood CofE Primary AcademyBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 38% · 13% higher
- 8727Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary SchoolWareham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 38% · 6% higher
- 8827St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolSherborne · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 31% · 6% higher
- 8915St Catherine's Roman Catholic SchoolBridport · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 30% · 0% higher
| # | School | Sector | RWM expected | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Young's CofE Primary School Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95% · 9% higher | 87.2 Top 10% | 95% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 143 |
| 2 | St Ives Primary & Nursery School Ringwood · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 90% · 13% higher | 91.2 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 245 |
| 3 | Durweston Church of England Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 80% · 0% higher | 64.7 Top 50% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 144 |
| 4 | Spetisbury CofE Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 77% · 15% higher | 80.3 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 187 |
| 5 | Lockyer's Middle School Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 76% · 14% higher | 84.5 Top 25% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 6 | Beaminster St Mary's Academy Beaminster · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 75% · 0% higher | 47.8 Lower 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 140 |
| 7 | Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney Dorchester · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 73% · 7% higher | 66.5 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 115 |
| 8 | Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 72% · 2% higher | 47.9 Lower 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 471 |
| 9 | Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Beaminster · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 71% · 14% higher | 67.9 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 132 |
| 10 | Bovington Academy Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71% · 7% higher | 59.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 180 |
| 11 | Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School Dorchester · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 71% · 6% higher | 60.5 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 110 |
| 12 | Wyke Primary School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71% · 6% higher | 58.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 161 |
| 13 | Conifers Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 69% · 4% higher | 46.6 Lower 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 324 |
| 14 | Motcombe CofE Primary School Shaftesbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 68% · 14% higher | 66.3 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 146 |
| 15 | Lytchett Matravers Primary School Poole · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 68% · 11% higher | 68.1 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 484 |
| 16 | Allenbourn Middle School Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 68% · 8% higher | 67.5 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 499 |
| 17 | Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 67% · 17% higher | 67.9 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 107 |
| 18 | St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers Swanage · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 67% · 17% higher | 66.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 85 |
| 19 | Shillingstone Church of England Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 67% · 13% higher | 58.7 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 103 |
| 20 | St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 67% · 10% higher | 58.9 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 213 |
| 21 | Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 67% · 7% higher | 50.6 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 208 |
| 22 | Charmouth Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 67% · 7% higher | 48.0 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 71 |
| 23 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Sturminster Newton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 67% · 0% higher | 46.3 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 82 |
| 24 | St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 65% · 10% higher | 65.1 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 563 |
| 25 | Emmanuel Church of England Middle School Verwood · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 65% · 10% higher | 64.5 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 26 | Stalbridge Church of England Primary School Stalbridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 65% · 10% higher | 54.4 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 27 | Cranborne Middle School Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Local authority | 65% · 8% higher | 61.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 265 |
| 28 | Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 65% · 5% higher | 43.4 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 29 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage Swanage · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 65% · 0% higher | 41.0 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 175 |
| 30 | Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Bridport · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 64% · 18% higher | 68.5 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 99 |
| 31 | Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 0–11 | Academy | 64% · 9% higher | 50.1 Lower 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 411 |
| 32 | Atlantic Academy Portland Portland · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 64% · 8% higher | 36.3 Lower 50% | 34.0 Attainment 8 | 769 |
| 33 | Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 63% · 11% higher | 57.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 183 |
| 34 | Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Dorchester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 63% · 0% higher | 37.1 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 137 |
| 35 | The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Shaftesbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 62% · 5% higher | 45.8 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 36 | St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Dorchester · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 61% · 11% higher | 58.5 Top 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 441 |
| 37 | Hazelbury Bryan Primary School Sturminster Newton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 61% · 11% higher | 51.9 Top 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 38 | Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 61% · 10% higher | 41.1 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 39 | Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 60% · 10% higher | 54.8 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 109 |
| 40 | Radipole Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 60% · 6% higher | 47.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 437 |
| 41 | Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Beaminster · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 60% · 0% higher | 37.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 93 |
| 42 | St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 59% · 14% higher | 57.5 Top 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 43 | St Osmund's Church of England Middle School Dorchester · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 58% · 12% higher | 57.4 Top 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 714 |
| 44 | Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 57% · 14% higher | 47.6 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 87 |
| 45 | Stoborough Church of England Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 56% · 33% higher | 61.8 Top 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 195 |
| 46 | St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 56% · 3% higher | 32.7 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 47 | William Barnes Primary School Sturminster Newton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 55% · 10% higher | 40.9 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 162 |
| 48 | Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 54% · 5% higher | 38.0 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 342 |
| 49 | Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Dorchester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 53% · 11% higher | 52.0 Top 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 70 |
| 50 | Bincombe Valley Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 53% · 9% higher | 31.6 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 291 |
| 51 | Thornford CofE Primary School Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 53% · 7% higher | 45.1 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 52 | St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis Lyme Regis · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 53% · 6% higher | 30.0 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 59 |
| 53 | St George's Church of England School, Bourton Gillingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 53% · 0% higher | 33.1 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 142 |
| 54 | Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 52% · 8% higher | 33.9 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 55 | Chickerell Primary Academy Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 52% · 2% higher | 27.4 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 56 | Bridport Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50% · 14% higher | 42.4 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 267 |
| 57 | Gillingham Primary School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50% · 9% higher | 35.4 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 58 | Loders CofE Primary Academy Bridport · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 50% · 8% higher | 40.1 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 72 |
| 59 | Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bridport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 50% · 0% higher | 28.1 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 33 |
| 60 | St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Sturminster Newton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50% · 0% higher | 19.9 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 51 |
| 61 | Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50% · 0% higher | 17.7 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 165 |
| 62 | West Moors Middle School Ferndown · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Local authority | 49% · 16% higher | 40.8 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 63 | Dorchester Middle School Dorchester · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 49% · 5% higher | 34.8 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 527 |
| 64 | Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 48% · 8% higher | 32.7 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 65 | Milldown CofE Academy Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 48% · 3% higher | 25.7 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 66 | Sherborne Primary School Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 47% · 6% higher | 31.8 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 304 |
| 67 | Swanage Primary School Swanage · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 47% · 3% higher | 28.4 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 222 |
| 68 | Upton Junior School Poole · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 47% · 2% higher | 21.8 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 351 |
| 69 | St George's Foundation Primary School Portland · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 46% · 4% higher | 24.6 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 406 |
| 70 | St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 46% · 0% higher | 24.5 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 71 | Wool Church of England Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 46% · 0% higher | 24.4 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 116 |
| 72 | Dunbury Church of England Academy Winterborne Whitechurch · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 45% · 9% higher | 39.5 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 131 |
| 73 | Ferndown Middle School Ferndown · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 45% · 1% higher | 23.8 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 600 |
| 74 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 45% · 0% higher | 20.1 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 75 | Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Wareham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 45% · 0% higher | 19.9 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 76 | Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Shaftesbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 44% · 8% higher | 30.9 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 333 |
| 77 | St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 44% · 0% higher | 25.9 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 90 |
| 78 | Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School Swanage · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 43% · 11% higher | 27.3 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 89 |
| 79 | St John's Church of England Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 43% · 7% higher | 27.8 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 80 | St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 43% · 0% higher | 22.4 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 125 |
| 81 | Downlands Community School Blandford Forum · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 42% · 4% higher | 35.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 82 | Southill Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 42% · 3% higher | 27.4 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 83 | Stower Provost Community School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 40% · 0% higher | 22.1 Lower 50% | 40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 92 |
| 84 | Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 39% · 6% higher | 33.0 Lower 50% | 39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 85 | Portesham Church of England Primary School Weymouth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 38% · 13% higher | 37.8 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 46 |
| 86 | Marshwood CofE Primary Academy Bridport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 38% · 13% higher | 34.7 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 43 |
| 87 | Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School Wareham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 38% · 6% higher | 26.9 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 95 |
| 88 | St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Sherborne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 31% · 6% higher | 26.8 Lower 50% | 31% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 99 |
| 89 | St Catherine's Roman Catholic School Bridport · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 30% · 0% higher | 14.7 Lower 50% | 30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 100 |
Trent Young's CofE Primary School in Sherborne leads the 2025 list of primary schools by ks2 results in Dorset with RWM expected 95% · 9% higher. Of the 89 schools shown, 65 are academy, 24 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider South West primary schools by ks2 results league table, every school on the Dorset page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Trent Young's CofE Primary School in Sherborne, South West ranks first among primary schools by ks2 results in Dorset with RWM expected 95% · 9% higher (Pupils on roll: 143).
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