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Beaminster School

Beaminster School
Newtown
Beaminster
Dorset
England
DT83EP

📞 phone: 01308 862633

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Keith Hales

🌍 web: www.beaminster.dorset.sch.uk

649 pupils mixed gender
760 pupils capacity: 85% full

322 boys 50%

327 girls 50%

Last updated:

Secondary — Voluntary controlled school

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
URN
113884
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Christian
Establishment type
Voluntary controlled school
Establishment #
4505
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 347892, Northing: 101937
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 50.815, Longitude: -2.7410
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
26. September 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › West Dorset › Beaminster
Free school meals %
21.00
Learning provider ref #
10000594

School governors

  • Reverend David Baldwin, Governor
    (1. February 2011—None)
  • Mrs Nicola Chalkley, Governor
    (1. January 2015—31. December 2026)
  • Mr Keith Hales, Governor
    (1. September 2015—None)
  • Mr Robin Amswych, Governor
    (1. January 2018—31. August 2024)
  • Ms Sally Ann Palmer, Governor
    (28. April 2021—27. April 2025)
  • Mr Gerald Montague, Governor
    (1. January 2024—31. December 2027)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Governor
    (1. January 2020—31. December 2023)
  • Ms Helen Harding, Governor
    (31. March 2021—30. March 2025)
  • Ms Katherine Patten, Governor
    (29. April 2021—28. April 2025)
  • Mr Patrick Fleming, Governor
    (28. June 2021—27. June 2025)
  • Mrs Bridget Millwood, Chair of Governors
    (12. February 2022—31. December 2024)
  • Mrs Carolyn Shead-Jones, Governor
    (16. March 2022—15. March 2026)
  • Mr Trevor Harris, Governor
    (2. March 2023—1. March 2027)
  • Mrs Amy Monks, Governor
    (27. February 2023—26. February 2027)
  • Mr Rollo Tanner, Governor
    (2. March 2023—1. March 2027)
  • Mr Matthew Sims, Governor
    (12. July 2023—11. July 2027)
  • Mrs Amy Taylor, Governor
    (1. May 2024—30. April 2028)
  • Ms Philippa Richardson, Governor
    (13. March 2024—12. March 2028)
  • Mr David Ennals, Governor
    (11. March 2024—10. March 2028)
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  8. Schools Primary
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  15. 4.9 milesSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School, TA188AS
  16. 4.9 milesLoders CofE Primary Academy, DT63SA (69 pupils)
  17. 5.1 milesSt Catherine's Roman Catholic School, DT63TR (123 pupils)
  18. 5.4 milesBridport Primary School, DT63BJ (314 pupils)
  19. Chemists
  20. 0.3 milesBeaminster Pharmacy, DT83AA
  21. Doctors
  22. 0.2 milesAmmonite Health Partnership (Tunnel Road), DT83AB
  23. 0.4 milesBarton House Med Practice, DT83EQ
  24. 0.4 milesBarton House Med Practice, DT83EQ
  25. Food Trucks
  26. 0.3 miles★★★★★West Bay Wok, DT83BS
  27. Catering Services
  28. 0.3 miles★★★★★GC Cakes, DT83EF
  29. 0.3 miles★★★★★BEAMINSTER SOCIAL CLUB, DT83EF
  30. Bars & Nightclubs
  31. 0.4 miles★★★★★KNAPP INN, DT83BU
  32. Restaurants & Cafés
  33. 0.3 miles★★★★★BOMBAY SPICE, DT83AA
  34. 0.4 miles★★★★★The Trading Post & Cafe at Ann Day, DT83AE
  35. 0.4 miles★★★★★CILLA AND CAMILLA, DT83AU
  36. Retail Stores
  37. 0.2 miles★★★★★Fungimental, DT83BW
  38. 0.3 miles★★★★★Speckets Knapp Lamb, DT83DA
  39. 0.4 miles★★★★DELI ON THE SQUARE, DT83AW
  40. School Food Ratings
  41. ★★★★★Beaminster School, DT83EP

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