Community school · Dorset

Hazelbury Bryan Primary School

2–11Ages
114Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113669URN

Droop, Hazelbury Bryan Primary School, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

33 applications for 15 places · 28th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Dorset median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

33 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.2; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Dorset median median 1.8

This school
Dorset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	33	2.2	16	1.07
Sep 2025	10	25	2.5	10	1.00
Sep 2024	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2023	17	28	1.7	19	1.12
Sep 2022	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2021	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2020	5	9	1.8	5	1.00
Sep 2019	13	17	1.3	13	1.00
Sep 2018	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2017	17	22	1.3	19	1.12
Sep 2016	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2015	16	19	1.2	15	0.94
Sep 2014	7	14	2.0	7	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%30th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	11%	105	103
2023/24	69%	0%	106	103
2022/23	56%	11%	106	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
William Barnes Primary School
6.4 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Dorset

2026

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
7.4 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
8.1 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cheselbourne Village School
8.3 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
8.9 km · Dorset

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School
9.9 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Piddle Valley Church of England First School
10.0 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113669 · 838/2022
Capacity: 119 pupils · 114 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Droop, Hazelbury Bryan Primary School, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources