
Beaminster School
Beaminster School, Newtown, Beaminster DT8 3EP
Tel: 01308 862633
Office hours 8.30am-4.30pm (4pm Friday)
Absence Line (24hrs): 01308 861917
Email: office@beaminster.dorset.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr K Hales
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr D Withers
Click HERE to see our Safeguarding Leads and for further Safeguarding information
SENCo: Mrs S Dinsmore (office@beaminster.dorset.sch.uk)
Office Manager: Mrs N Chalkley
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The school buildings seen from the playing field
Drone footage of the school from above
Canoeing as part of Activities Week
The school buildings seen from the playing field
Welcome to Beaminster School
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With many thanks to drone pilot Garry Arnold
IMPORTANT NOTE
Students have now received their RESULTS
Exam CERTIFICATES
which provide employers/colleges with evidence of results and are essential key documents
should be collected from school in early November
Staff Vacancies
Full Time Science Technician
Part-Time Admin Officer (SEN)
See Staff Vacancies page for full details


Key Dates
SPRING TERM 2023
JANUARY 2023
Sun 29th Jan School Play rehearsals
FEBRUARY
Thurs 2nd Feb School play 7pm
Fri 3rd Feb House Matches
School play 7pm
Weds 8th Feb Year 11 Parents’ Evening
Thurs 9th Feb 6th Form New York trip departs
Fri 10th Feb Ski trip departs
HALF TERM Mon 13th to Friday 17th Feb
Mon 20th Feb Year 11 Food practicals week
Tues 21st Feb Year 10 Maths enrichment
Weds 22nd Feb Year 10 Parents’ Evening
Mon 28th Feb Reading Week #4
Year 13 Trial exams start
MARCH
Thurs 2nd March World Book Day
Mon 6th March Year 11 Trial Exams Week #2
Weds 15th March “Voice in a Million” London
Fri 17th March Comic Relief (Non uniform day)
Weds 22nd March Stop the Clock Day
Thurs 23rd March House Matches
Pyramid Choral Festival
Fri 24th March Year 9 Booster Vaccinations
Weds 29th March Year 9 Options Evening
Fri 31st March END OF SPRING TERM
Online Learning Information
All work set can be accessed electronically via computer, tablet or phone.
Office 365 Students manage their own password
SenecaLearning Students manage their own password (they can click the ‘Forgotten password’ button if they need to
and a message will then be sent to their school email address to help them reset it)
MyMaths Contact the teacher
ActiveLearn Contact the teacher
ClassCharts Contact any teacher
(Parents/carers have their own ClassCharts login)
Students and parents new to the school will receive most login details for online platforms, including ParentMail and ClassCharts, after they have been formally enrolled.
This is to allow our systems to update fully overnight.