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Secondary schools in Dorset

This page shows schools in this area ranked on the basis of their Level 3 "contextual value added" measure.

This compares students' exam performances with the average performance of other similar students nationally.

It is based around 1000. The top 5% had a score of 1033.1 and above.

The ranking needs treating with care. Small differences may not be significant.

Smaller institutions with fewer than 30 students taking the exams are not ranked, while results are not published at all for those with fewer than 11 students.

Click the name of an institution for a page detailing its performance.

DORSET AGAINST THE NATIONAL AVERAGE: Level 3 CVA

1005.3
1000.0

KEY:

LA average
National average

Bar chart shows performance relative to the worst/best

What these figures mean

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School name	GCSE %	Level 2 CVA	A/AS average points	Level 3 CVA
Bryanston School (IND)	99	NA	846.9	1049.1
Clayesmore School (IND)	8	NA	763.6	1038.5
Lytchett Minster School	62	1002.3	738.3	1035.7
Milton Abbey School (IND)	45	NA	675.5	1032.3
Beaminster School	47	1010	684	1023.4
St Mary's School (IND)	91	NA	831.2	1022.1
Leweston School (IND)	90	NA	899.3	1018.8
Sherborne School (IND)	0	NA	853.7	1015.5
Sherborne School for Girls (IND)	0	NA	867.8	1013.6
Ferndown Upper School	35	994.5	596.8	1013.6
The Grange School	26	1016.6	580.7	1013.6
The Woodroffe School	65	1000.6	809.3	1012.7
Queen Elizabeth's School	56	1002.3	655.5	1012.6
The Gryphon School	61	1012	752.7	1011.7
The Sir John Colfox School	48	990.3	691.2	1011
Weymouth College	NA	NA	561.2	1003.9
Highcliffe School	65	1001.9	542.8	1003.7
The Thomas Hardye School	75	1020	857.2	1002.7
Gillingham School	56	996.7	840.5	1001.7
The Blandford School	50	1010.8	678.4	1001.5
Kingston Maurward College	NA	NA	533.3	997.9
Budmouth Technology College	58	1016.5	642.2	996.3
Twynham School	65	1007.5	648.8	994.8
The Purbeck School	50	1005.6	671.5	986.1
Shaftesbury School	49	1010.5	774.5	981.6