Budmouth Academy Weymouth | Secondary with sixth form in Weymouth, Dorset | Ofsted & DfE

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

922.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,499

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

922.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,499

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

922.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,499

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityDorset

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Budmouth Academy Weymouth · Secondary with sixth form · Dorset

Part ofASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST

Finance£6654 spend / pupil£7561 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

61%

+10pp

62%57%51%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

40%

+9pp

40%36%32%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40%

Attainment 8

42.0

+2.1

43.241.539.9

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 42.0

EBacc entry

57%

-12pp

69%62%56%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

EBacc APS

922.5

-23.0

991.7945.3899.0

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 922.5

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.62

Well below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

A-level APS

26.1

-1.2

31.728.926.1

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 26.1

A-level value added

-0.27

+0.2

-0.3-0.4-0.4

'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-6pp

11%6%2%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Average A-level grade

C-

C+CC-

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.27

Below average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

Education or employment

84%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

77%

Education or employment

29%

Education

Apprenticeships

41%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,499

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Chickerell Road, Weymouth, DT4 9SY

Local authority

Dorset

Website

https://www.budmouth-aspirations.org/

Telephone

01305830500

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	61%	40%	42.0	Not applicable	57%	922.5	58%	1,499
2023/24	51%	32%	39.9	-0.62	69%	945.5	69%	1,506
2022/23	62%	34%	41.2	-0.55	68%	991.7	68%	1,538
2021/22	56%	36%	43.2	-0.58	56%	899.0	56%	1,521
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	26.1	C-	-0.27	2%	127
2023/24	27.4	C-	-0.44	8%	128
2022/23	28.0	C-	—	3%	144
2021/22	31.7	C+	—	11%	117
2018/19	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,499	16.3	19%	6%	27%	10%	24%
2023/24	1,506	16.7	18%	5%	28%	10%	27%
2022/23	1,538	17.1	16%	5%	28%	9%	24%
2021/22	1,521	16.6	17%	4%	28%	9%	27%
2020/21	1,515	16.6	14%	4%	22%	—	—