Community school · Dorset

Radipole Primary School

4–11Ages
437Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113717URN

Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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165 applications for 58 places · 10th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 January 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

165 applications · 58 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 2.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 3.3; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.7; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 3.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 3.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 3.1; Dorset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 13 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	58	165	2.8	68	1.17
Sep 2025	59	144	2.4	50	0.85
Sep 2024	58	148	2.6	47	0.81
Sep 2023	51	124	2.4	51	1.00
Sep 2022	59	164	2.8	59	1.00
Sep 2021	58	161	2.8	59	1.02
Sep 2020	60	196	3.3	86	1.43
Sep 2019	60	164	2.7	55	0.92
Sep 2018	60	176	2.9	55	0.92
Sep 2017	59	175	3.0	59	1.00
Sep 2016	60	192	3.2	73	1.22
Sep 2015	60	166	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2014	60	185	3.1	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 69% · Maths 81% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%32nd of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	6%	105	105
2023/24	51%	8%	104	103
2022/23	55%	8%	106	105

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

Radipole Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Bincombe Valley Primary School
2.1 km · Dorset

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
2.3 km · Dorset

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Dorset

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113717 · 838/2214
Capacity: 444 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5HS
Local authority: Dorset

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