Overall Oxbridge
#1,245
1 ranked schools · -331 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
6
Offers
1
Offer rate16.7%
-5.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
On the River Frome in central Dorset, Wareham is a historic market town situated eight miles southwest of Poole. Around 6,000 residents live across Wareham and its villages today.
Bovington is among the area's most sought-after primary school catchments, while Worgret dominates secondary and sixth-form placement within the dispersed communities surrounding the town centre. The market town's medieval charter heritage draws families to the neighbouring villages of Stoborough and Corfe Castle. Wareham's rail services link to Southampton and Exeter via the South Western main line, with connections reaching Exeter in approximately two hours.
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Area Performance
Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.10/10, -0.25 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Wareham schools
Wareham vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Wareham schools
top 70% of 14,978
top 70% of 14,978
Overall Oxbridge
1 ranked schools · -331 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
6
Offers
1
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
4
Offers
0
Cambridge
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
2
Offers
1
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