Ofsted: Good

St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

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personMr Gareth Biddle

corporate_fareWESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDorchester, DT1 2DZ

language Visit Website phone 1305262897

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

722

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Expected Standard

58%

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Age Range

9-13

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St Osmund's Church of England Middle School is a Academy converter secondary school in Dorchester, serving ages 9-13. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St Osmund's Church of England Middle School is an academy converter in Dorchester, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 9-13. It is part of WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 717 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 85 primaries in Dorset and #8,533 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 54%

Reading74% LA 71%

Writing70% LA 67%

Maths72% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 1.0

-5.1

Write

LA -0.8

-6.0 to -4.2

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.8 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-05

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-13

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-09-12

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.8%(20 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 717 pupils. During this period, there were 37 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.2%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	717	37	5.2%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	716	22	3.1%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	721	21	2.9%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	720	13	1.8%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	722	23	3.2%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	722	41	5.7%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	722	19	2.6%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	720	14	1.9%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	718	16	2.2%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	715	13	1.8%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	715	14	2.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	710	31	4.4%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	716	8	1.1%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	716	50	7.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	0	1	-	0.0%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 40 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

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St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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