| Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 October, 2005, 17.30 GMT   This page shows schools and colleges ranked on the basis of their pupils' performance in A-level, AS-level and Key Skills exams. The results are the average points achieved per student. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked. Click the name of an institution for a page detailing its performance. Click the Name column for an alphabetical list or on VA for value added scores or GCSE to sort schools on those results. In the GCSE columns: - the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
- the New measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSEs
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.  | SORT BY NAME | SORT BY GCSE (%) | SORT BY SCORE | | Institution | Old | New | VA | A/AS | | Sherborne School (IND, SEL) | 96 | 90 | 1064.1 | 365.1 | | Sherborne School for Girls (IND, SEL) | 95 | 92 | NA | 360.3 | | Bryanston School (IND, SEL) | 93 | 92 | 1070.3 | 340.6 | | St Antony's Leweston School (IND) | 78 | 73 | 1015.8 | 322.3 | | Thomas Hardye School, The | 80 | 72 | 1034.3 | 320.8 | | Gryphon School, The | 61 | 54 | 1002.2 | 311.3 | | Gillingham School | 68 | 53 | 1027.6 | 304.9 | | Shaftesbury School | 46 | 34 | 985.6 | 300.2 | | Woodroffe School, The | 68 | 56 | 994.8 | 298.1 | | Clayesmore School (IND, SEL) | 68 | 58 | NA | 291.1 | | Lytchett Minster School | 69 | 50 | 1008.5 | 252.3 | | Blandford School, The | 57 | 46 | 1003.5 | 244.1 | | Beaminster School | 57 | 43 | 991.3 | 237 | | Twynham School | 65 | 50 | 1007.1 | 234.7 | | Beaminster-Colfox Combined Sixth Form | NA | NA | NA | 234.5 | | Sir John Colfox School, The | 54 | 48 | 986.1 | 232.9 | | Budmouth Technology College | 74 | 58 | 995.4 | 225 | | Weymouth College | NA | NA | NA | 214.9 | | Queen Elizabeth's School | 62 | 49 | 1009.7 | 213.7 | | Ferndown Upper School | 45 | 38 | 974.1 | 211.8 | | Purbeck School, The | 54 | 47 | 986.2 | 207.2 | | Milton Abbey School (IND, SEL) | 77 | 67 | NA | 191.2 | | Highcliffe School | 65 | 55 | 995.1 | 189.7 | | Grange School, The | 31 | 24 | 965.2 | 188.9 |
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