The Thomas Hardye School | School Ratings

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	2051
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 46.61% Girls: 53.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	18.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

19.9

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
9	217	235	452
10	211	233	444
11	195	244	439
12	163	199	362
13	170	184	354

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	85.2%
White, Other	3.6%
White & Asian	1.9%
Indian	1.8%
Mixed, Other	1.6%
Asian, Other	1%
Unclassified	0.7%
Chinese	0.5%
Pakistani	0.5%
Irish	0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.3%
White & Black (African)	0.3%
African	0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date	This school has not had an inspection yet.

Date	Report
04 Feb 2025	School inspection
19 Mar 2015	Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012	Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011	Interim assessment
Previously as The Thomas Hardye School
07 Jan 2011	Interim assessment
26 Feb 2009	Curriculum and development visit
26 Feb 2009	Curriculum and development visit
16 Oct 2007	Full inspection:
16 Oct 2007	Full inspection:
28 Jan 2002	Full inspection
28 Jan 2002	Full inspection

Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	34.79
Average Points (best 3)	34.92

Grades

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

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	15.3%

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