Community school · Dorset

Bincombe Valley Primary School

2–11Ages
291Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113716URN

Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, DT3 6AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

50 applications for 27 places · 44th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 28 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
30 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 27 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.1; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 1.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 1.1; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Dorset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 0 of 13 years.

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	27	50	1.9	29	1.07
Sep 2025	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2024	20	39	2.0	19	0.95
Sep 2023	27	39	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2022	33	43	1.3	30	0.91
Sep 2021	32	46	1.4	30	0.94
Sep 2020	43	49	1.1	29	0.67
Sep 2019	41	55	1.3	38	0.93
Sep 2018	42	53	1.3	35	0.83
Sep 2017	43	45	1.1	34	0.79
Sep 2016	48	48	1.0	38	0.79
Sep 2015	44	47	1.1	36	0.82
Sep 2014	45	50	1.1	39	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%41st of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	53%	9%	105	103
2023/24	55%	6%	104	101
2022/23	44%	0%	103	100

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

Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Dorset

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Radipole Primary School
2.1 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Southill Primary School
2.8 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
3.7 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
4.3 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Chickerell Primary Academy
4.5 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113716 · 838/2213
Capacity: 348 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, DT3 6AW
Local authority: Dorset

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