Catchment areas

Guidance on which school catchment area your address or area is in.

You can view school catchment area maps for primary schools, middle schools or secondary schools
Alternatively you can use our My Local function to find out which school catchment your address comes under
This information is for Dorset Local Authority schools only (not Poole or Bournemouth)
This information is for guidance only. Please contact the School Admissions Team for confirmation
You are not guaranteed a place at your catchment or preferred school

The following schools in the Dorset LA do not operate catchment areas:

All Saints CE School, Weymouth

Budmouth Technology College, Weymouth

The Priory CE VA Primary School, Christchurch

Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Schools

The following schools have catchment areas which extend into neighbouring LA areas:

NB: Schools with a denominational affiliation may operate with a designated area (see admissions policy or contact schools directly).

The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis

Gillingham School

Shaftesbury School

Highcliffe School, Christchurch