75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
82%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
783.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
978
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Woodroffe School · Secondary with sixth form · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
-1pp
85%80%75%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
-5pp
65%58%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.4
+0.4
54.852.951.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.4
EBacc entry
82%
+4pp
82%80%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
EBacc APS
783.0
-46.6
889.8836.4783.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 783.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.3
+0.1
40.436.833.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.3
A-level value added
+0.03
0
+0.10.00.0
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
-4pp
22%16%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
978
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Local authority
Dorset
Telephone
Email
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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 | 75% | 55% | 51.4 | Not applicable | 82% | 783.0 | 82% | 978 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60% | 51.0 | +0.19 | 78% | 829.6 | 78% | 1,020 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 50% | 51.0 | +0.29 | 77% | 827.0 | 78% | 1,042 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 53% | 54.7 | +0.07 | 77% | 889.8 | 77% | 1,082 |
| 2018/19 | 85% | 65% | 54.8 | +0.19 | 82% | 855.4 | 85% | 1,058 |
| 2017/18 | 82% | 61% | 54.8 | +0.33 | 82% | 894.8 | 83% | 1,038 |
| 2016/17 | 84% | 62% | 56.7 | +0.38 | 88% | — | 88% | 1,037 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.3 | C+ | +0.03 | 10% | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | C+ | -0.01 | 14% | 77 |
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | C+ | — | 14% | 116 |
| 2021/22 | 40.4 | B | — | 22% | 98 |
| 2018/19 | 36.2 | B- | +0.06 | 18% | 97 |
| 2017/18 | 31.0 | C | -0.01 | 11% | 116 |
| 2016/17 | 32.6 | C+ | +0.05 | 18% | 95 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 978 | 17.8 | 12% | 2% | 19% | 10% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 1,020 | 16.9 | 10% | 2% | 18% | 9% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,042 | 17.7 | 11% | 2% | 17% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 1,082 | 18.7 | 11% | 2% | 16% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,071 | 18.0 | 10% | 1% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,058 | 17.1 | 10% | 2% | 13% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 1,038 | 17.3 | 9% | 2% | 12% | 6% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,037 | 17.3 | 8% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.