Voluntary controlled school · Dorset

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
93Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113777URN

Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, Beaminster, DT8 3QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

23 applications for 9 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

23 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 4.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 3.1; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Dorset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 12 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	9	23	2.6	9	1.00
Sep 2025	9	25	2.8	9	1.00
Sep 2024	9	23	2.6	9	1.00
Sep 2023	5	22	4.4	5	1.00
Sep 2022	14	38	2.7	20	1.43
Sep 2021	14	32	2.3	15	1.07
Sep 2020	15	36	2.4	14	0.93
Sep 2019	15	31	2.1	17	1.13
Sep 2018	11	26	2.4	11	1.00
Sep 2017	13	34	2.6	14	1.08
Sep 2016	13	32	2.5	12	0.92
Sep 2015	13	40	3.1	17	1.31
Sep 2014	13	34	2.6	23	1.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 67% → 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 standard80%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	60%	0%	107	102
2023/24	50%	13%	105	103
2022/23	53%	0%	102	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

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.9 km · Dorset

2026

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Beaminster St Mary's Academy
3.9 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.2 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Maiden Beech Academy
6.0 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place
Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
6.1 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy
6.2 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Somerset

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Winsham Primary School
7.2 km · Somerset

Good2023

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: 113777 · 838/3051
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 93 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, Beaminster, DT8 3QL
Local authority: Dorset

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