SCHOOL PROFILE

Dorset Studio School: data, trends and context

Dorset Studio School is a secondary school in Dorset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
140977
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Studio schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Dorset
Region
South West
Trust
KINGSTON MAURWARD STUDIO SCHOOL LIMITED
Postcode
DT2 8PX
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
332
FSM eligible
31.6%
EAL / First language other than English
0.00%
SEND (total)
50.9%
SEN Support
41.0%
EHCP
9.9%
White British
87.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.3%
Overall absence
12.7%
Persistent absence
42.4%
Severe absence
6.8%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
DorsetLocal authority91.1%8.9%2.9%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
42.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
18.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
34.1
English & maths grade 5+
14.5%
English & maths grade 4+
40.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Dorset Studio School against 25 similar schools

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Dorset Studio School is a secondary school in Dorset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.