Voluntary controlled school · Dorset

Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
137Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113762URN

Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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23 applications for 16 places · 70th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 20 March 2024Ofsted'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

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

23 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 1.4; 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	16	23	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2025	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2024	18	26	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2023	18	23	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2022	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2021	19	23	1.2	18	0.95
Sep 2020	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2019	25	29	1.2	26	1.04
Sep 2018	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2017	20	26	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2016	20	22	1.1	20	1.00
Sep 2015	26	30	1.2	26	1.00
Sep 2014	17	23	1.4	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%27th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	0%	107	104
2023/24	60%	10%	106	102
2022/23	55%	5%	105	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

Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
6.9 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
7.7 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
7.9 km · Dorset

2026

1.3applications per place
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
8.0 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
8.8 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster
9.9 km · Dorset

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place
Loders CofE Primary Academy
10.6 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Damers First School
10.7 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113762 · 838/3021
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 150 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX
Local authority: Dorset

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