Lytchett Minster School
State · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,624 pupils
The Purbeck School
Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PF
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,022
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,180
Local authority
Dorset
Wessex Multi Academy Trust
Schola Grade 3
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 The Purbeck School
The Purbeck School is a secondary academy in Wareham, Dorset, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust.
It has 1,022 pupils on roll and room for 1,180. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,022
- Capacity
- 1,180 pupils
- Free school meals
- 22.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Wessex Multi Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 148737
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