The Purbeck School
Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,022 (527 boys, 495 girls)
- Capacity: 1180
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 21.4%
- Telephone: 01929550077
- Ofsted: no graded inspection as this school yet (ungraded inspection 30 Apr 2025: Improved significantly)
- Attainment 8: 49 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 241 applications, 160 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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