 As a specialist sports college the school offered a wide sporting curriculum and held the responsibility of leading the west Dorset School Sports Partnership.The school is also highly involved in outdoor education and runs many trips and activities and is a key contributor to Leading Edge Expeditions linked to the Dorset Expeditionary Society.The school results (Level 2 threshold or more commonly known as 5 A*-C) have been variable but have been improving since 2005

2003 46%
2004 49%
2005 47%
2006 48%
2007 49%
2008 50%
2009 63%

A second measure was introduced in 2006 which saw school performance also measured against 5 A*-C grades including English and mathematics.