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Grammar schools in Dorset

Schools for
Within, from Poole

Grammar schools within 10 miles

4

The nearest is Parkstone Grammar School, 1.9 miles away.

  1. 1.9 milesParkstone Grammar SchoolGirls · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest · 192 places
  2. 2.5 milesPoole Grammar SchoolBoys · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest
  3. 5.7 milesBournemouth SchoolBoys · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest
  4. 6.0 milesBournemouth School for GirlsGirls · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest · 180 places

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Questions people ask

Are there grammar schools in Dorset?

Yes, 4, all in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Pick your town on this page to see the nearest to you, with their distance and test.

Which 11+ test do they use?

All 4 in Dorset use Quest.

Does living nearby get my child a place?

Not on its own. Your child must pass the school's 11+ test. Many schools then give places by distance or catchment area, and some take the highest scores wherever children live. Each school's page sets out its rules.

How we work this out

What it does

Pick your town to see every state grammar school in and near Dorset, nearest first, with its 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. We start from the centre of the Dorset town you pick, on the Ordnance Survey's map of places.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.
  4. Schools named 'grammar' that are not state grammar schools come from the same DfE register: independent schools, and state schools it lists as non-selective.