The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis

In its own words: "Our ‘Together We Succeed’ motto emphasises the important role all members of our community play in ensuring that students receive the best that education has to offer whilst, achieving the highest academic standards, irrespective of starting point."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at The Woodroffe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Dorset and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Dorset and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46.9, against 50.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 112 families put The Woodroffe School as their first choice and 225 named it as one of their preferences, for 113 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 71 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 37% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 83 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 32 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The Woodroffe School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 5 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Woodroffe School.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Medical Centre (se-bound), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Woodroffe School issued 165 suspensions, 16.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Woodroffe School are Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles); and St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.