Budmouth College

Budmouth College is a foundation, comprehensive, DfES designated Technology College for boys and girls situated in Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is named after the semi-fictional town of Budmouth (based on Weymouth) in Thomas Hardy's novels.

It consists of a secondary school and is the only school in Weymouth & Portland to also have a Sixth Form. Also on site is the privately owned Budmouth Community sports centre. It teaches over 1,500 students in the 11–18 age range, school years 7 to 14. It teaches GCSEs, As Levels, A Levels and a range of certificate qualifications. Its results are better than average for GCSEs.

The school has Combined Cadet Force which is open to all students in year 9 or above. Budmouth is located in Chickerell, a suburb of Weymouth and overlooks the Jurassic Coast.

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