Clayesmore School
Other independent school · Mixed · Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL
37
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
414
Capacity used
Has space64%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Nicola Jones (Acting Head)
- Address
- Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, DT11 8LL
- Phone
- 01747813111
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- Beacon · North Dorset
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 113912
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
414 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 25.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.41 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.19 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 28.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 83 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.79 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 56 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 51 | 6% | 49% | 78% | |
| Business | 38 | 13% | 50% | 71% | |
| Geography | 38 | 45% | 76% | 87% | |
| Physics | 30 | 50% | 83% | 97% | |
| Biology | 29 | 52% | 83% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 55% | 86% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 17% | 90% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 23 | 43% | 74% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 23 | 35% | 87% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 22 | 36% | 86% | 100% | |
| French | 20 | 45% | 80% | 95% | |
| Design & Technology | 19 | 16% | 74% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 16 | 6% | 19% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 0% | 20% | 33% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 12 | 0% | 25% | 33% | |
| Geography | 11 | 9% | 27% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 45% | 64% | |
| Biology | 10 | 10% | 40% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 11% | 11% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 0% | 50% | 63% | |
| Economics | 7 | 14% | 29% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 14% | 86% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10503: Clayesmore School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.