40.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
143.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
576
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityDorset
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterCatholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Leweston School · All-through · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
40.8
-5.3
52.046.440.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.8
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
143.8
-148.8
292.6190.788.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 143.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.8
+2.6
41.838.034.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.8
A-level value added
-0.07
-0.2
+0.4+0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
24%
+13pp
28%19%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B+B-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
576
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Sherborne, DT9 6EN
Local authority
Dorset
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 40.8 | Not applicable | 0% | 143.8 | 52% | 576 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 46.1 | Not published | 0% | 292.6 | 68% | 610 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 45.9 | Not published | 0% | 235.2 | 76% | 615 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 50.5 | Not published | 0% | 230.8 | 68% | 567 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 52.0 | Not published | 0% | 88.8 | 68% | 377 |
| 2017/18 | 89% | 56% | 60.9 | Not published | 52% | 149.1 | 67% | 322 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 53% | 58.0 | Not published | 25% | — | 69% | 179 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | B- | -0.07 | 24% | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | C+ | +0.09 | 10% | 47 |
| 2022/23 | 38.7 | B | — | 28% | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 41.8 | B+ | — | 24% | 25 |
| 2018/19 | 38.1 | B- | -0.28 | 26% | 23 |
| 2017/18 | 38.6 | B | +0.39 | 26% | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 40.2 | B | +0.17 | 31% | 36 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 576 | — | 32% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 610 | — | 26% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 615 | — | 21% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 567 | — | 19% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 510 | — | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 377 | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 322 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 179 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.