The Purbeck School
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF
Headteacher · Mr Adam Darley
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Key facts
Pupils1,022Capacity 1,180
OfstedImproved significantlyInspected 30 April 2025
TrustWessex Multi Academy Trust
Free school meals22.7%
Ofsted
Improved significantly
Ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Dorset council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
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