Voluntary aided school · Dorset

Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
70Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113799URN

Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.6 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

24 applications for 16 places · 64th 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

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2025	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2024	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2023	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2022	14	25	1.8	12	0.86
Sep 2021	9	21	2.3	9	1.00
Sep 2020	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2019	11	18	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2018	16	20	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2017	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2016	8	13	1.6	8	1.00
Sep 2015	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 89% · 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 standard84%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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%	11%	106	103
2023/24	82%	9%	109	104
2022/23	29%	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

Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Dorset

2026

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thornford CofE Primary School
9.2 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School
9.2 km · Somerset

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
East Coker Community Primary School
9.2 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
9.4 km · Dorset

Good2023

1.7applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
9.7 km · Dorset

2026

3.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
10.3 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113799 · 838/3321
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 70 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JP
Local authority: Dorset

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