Secondary school

The Woodroffe School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Dorset
  • DT7 3LX
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 788 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 10%10% · 2016/172017/18: top 14%2018/19: top 14%2021/22: top 23%2022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 26%2024/25: top 25%No exams

A-level results

#132 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 851.4 · South West 45.59/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths54.9% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above+10.1 pts
EBacc point score4.83 · South West 3.989/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.19 · South West −0.027/10 Above
A level points per entry33.31 · South West 33.675/10 Middle−31.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.5 · 175 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 56.7 · 157 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 54.8 · 170 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 54.8 · 164 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 54.7 · 173 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 51 · 172 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 51 · 174 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 51.4 · 162 pupils · South West 45.4556.751No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 62% · 157 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 61% · 170 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 65% · 164 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 53% · 173 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 50% · 172 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 60.3% · 174 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 54.9% · 162 pupils · South West 44.2%65%50%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.18 · 91 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 32.65 · 87 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 31.03 · 108 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 36.21 · 87 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 40.35 · 92 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 33.61 · 106 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 33.26 · 69 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 33.31 · 89 pupils · South West 33.6740.3530.18No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
108 of 112 who put it first2014 · 98.2%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st112108
2nd725
3rd400

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2011Outstanding
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026886
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.7%
First language not English2.5%
SEN support9.2%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils28.3%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

84.4% full · 1,050 places · 194 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 279 responses (27.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school74.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school74.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved60.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 52.7% not applicable37.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year54.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.8% not applicable53.8% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed35.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child72.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school68.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing67% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent68.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 46.5
  • Leadership 6.4
  • Teaching assistants 9.2
  • Other support 25.4

Teachers 52.9 FTE · Whole workforce 87.4 · 100 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,182
Spend per pupil£8,453
Staff spend per pupil£6,615
Reserve per pupil£242
  • +£214,632revenue reserve
  • −£239,907in-year balance

Grants £7,841 · self-generated £341 · premises £477 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

174 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.6%
  • Education89.7%
  • Apprenticeship5.7%
  • Employment1.1%
  • Not sustained2.3%
  • Unknown1.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

71 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.5%
  • Education45.1%
  • Higher education40.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.8%
  • Employment36.6%
  • Not sustained9.9%
  • Unknown5.6%