The Thomas Hardye School

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	13-18
Religion	Unknown
Address	Queen's Avenue Dorchester Dorset DT1 2ET
Phone	01305266064
Reference Number	137163

General Makeup

Number of pupils	2080
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 46.88% Girls: 53.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	17.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	4.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

18.5

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
9	219	231	450
10	195	246	441
11	228	227	455
12	180	185	365
13	153	216	369

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	87.2%
White, Other	3.4%
White & Asian	1.6%
Indian	1.4%
Mixed, Other	1%
Asian, Other	1%
Unclassified	0.7%
Irish	0.5%
Pakistani	0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.4%
Chinese	0.4%
White & Black (African)	0.4%
African	0.2%
Caribbean	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2025-03-13

Date	Description	Report
2025-02-04	School inspection	School inspection
2015-03-19	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2012-02-14	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Thomas Hardye School
2011-01-07	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2009-02-26	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2007-10-16	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2002-01-28	Full inspection	Full inspection
2011-01-07	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2009-02-26	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2007-10-16	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2002-01-28	Full inspection	Full inspection

Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	35.75	Unlock	Unlock
Average Points (best 3)	35.44	Unlock	Unlock

Grades

	School	Local	Nationwide
Average Grade	B-	C+	C+
Average Grade (best 3)	B-	C+	C+

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	15.4%	Unlock	Unlock

Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Dorchester Middle School Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HS	0.23 miles
The Prince of Wales School Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HH	0.27 miles
Damers First School Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3DF	0.63 miles
Sunninghill Preparatory School South Court, Dorchester, DT1 1EB	0.96 miles
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School Barnes Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DZ	0.99 miles
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DD	1.06 miles
Manor Park Church of England First School Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2BH	1.12 miles
St Mary's CofE VC First School, Charminster West Hill, Charminster, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9RD	1.69 miles
Broadmayne First School Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PH	3.67 miles
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9LW	3.77 miles
Bincombe Valley Primary School Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AW	4.4 miles
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AA	4.46 miles
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Broadwey, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5DQ	4.47 miles

Name	Distance
Dorset Studio School Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PX	2.26 miles
Westfield Arts College Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AA	4.36 miles
Wey Valley Academy 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AN	4.58 miles
Wyvern Academy Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AL	4.7 miles