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Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 76Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 123129URN

Queen Street, Dorchester, Wallingford, OX10 7HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodDec 2015
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Apr 2025
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.7 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

29 applications for 9 places
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
38%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodDec 2015
Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

  1. 1 April 2025
    Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
  2. 2 December 2015
    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
3.2applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

29 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  6. 2021 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  7. 2020 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  8. 2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  10. 2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  11. 2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  12. 2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20269293.291.00
Sep 202512363.0100.83
Sep 202415372.5151.00
Sep 202310333.3101.00
Sep 20228253.150.63
Sep 20219222.470.78
Sep 202012272.3100.83
Sep 20197172.450.71
Sep 20187152.160.86
Sep 201712201.7110.92
Sep 201610212.170.70
Sep 201517331.9171.00
Sep 20147152.171.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 75% · Maths 38% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%214th of 226 in Oxfordshire
Reading
Expected standard63%
Higher standard25%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard38%
Higher standard13%
Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2538%0%10297
2023/2431%0%10196
2022/2357%0%102100

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

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

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School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
123129 · 931/3186
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
105 pupils · 76 on roll
Free school meals
6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Queen Street, Dorchester, Wallingford, OX10 7HR
Local authority
Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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