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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 July 2010Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester, URN 113827
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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 entry88 applications · 29 places offered · 33 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.0; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 3.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 3.5; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 2.9; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 2.4; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 3.2; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 3.3; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2017 3.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2016 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2015 2.4; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2014 3.2; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester (URN 113827), the previous school.
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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 | 29 | 88 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 43 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 71 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2019 | 25 | 65 | 2.6 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 23 | 87 | 3.8 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 85 | 3.2 | 26 | 0.96 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.0applications per place
- 0.4 km · DorsetSpecial measures 20262.0applications per place
- 1.8 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20254.7applications per place
- 2.4 km · DorsetStandards maintained20252.1applications per place
- 3.4 km · DorsetNot yet inspected1.9applications per place
- 4.5 km · DorsetGood20231.4applications per place
- 6.9 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place
- 7.1 km · DorsetSome aspects not as strong20251.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · Dorset20261.9applications per place 53%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140771 · 838/3404
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 183 pupils · 177 on roll
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester (URN 113827)
- Address
- Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, DT1 2DD
- Local authority
- Dorset
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