Secondary
Beaminster School
Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 673 of 760 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
44%
47.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.24 |
| A level students | 39 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44% |
| 22/23 | 31% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 44% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.3 |
| 22/23 | 27.9 |
| 23/24 | 26.0 |
| 24/25 | 25.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.07 |
| 22/23 | -0.10 |
| 23/24 | -0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.2 |
| 22/23 | 41.4 |
| 23/24 | 43.3 |
| 24/25 | 47.0 |
Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Keith Hales
- Address
- Newtown, Beaminster, DT8 3EP
- Telephone
- 01308862633