The Sir John Colfox Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 756 pupils
Beaminster School
Newtown, Beaminster DT8 3EP
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
673
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 760
Local authority
Dorset
South West
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Beaminster School
Beaminster School is a state secondary school in Beaminster, Dorset, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 673 pupils on roll and room for 760. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Christian. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Religious character
- Christian
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 673
- Capacity
- 760 pupils
- Free school meals
- 22.50% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 113884
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