Dorset
The Thomas Hardye School
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What the data says
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Attainment 8 of 49.8 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.8
- Attainment 8
- 67%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.30
- Progress 8
- [0.16, 0.43]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 352 | Not published | Not published | 27% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 382 | Not published | Not published | 29% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 362 | 3% England 1% | 30% England 18% | 31% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 331 | 1% England 1% | 23% England 15% | 26% England 17% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 382 | 2% England 1% | 22% England 14% | 30% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 439 | 49.8 | — | 67.0% | 58.1% | 4.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 455 | 48.9 | +0.30 | 64.6% | 53.8% | 4.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 451 | 48.9 | +0.26 | 70.0% | 57.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 450 | 51.5 | +0.19 | 72.0% | 59.0% | 4.6 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Dorset for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 137163 |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 13-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher N St J F Rutherford |
| Trust | WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DT1 2ET |
| Latest pupils | 439 |
| FSM eligible | 18.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ET
www.ths.wessex.ac1305266064| DfE number | 4615 |
| UKPRN | 10034818 |
| Opened | 1 Aug 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Mar 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2025 |