Academy converter · Dorset

Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

0–11Ages
411Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141043URN

Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

72 applications for 40 places · 46th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 March 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School, URN 113754

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

72 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School (URN 113754), the previous school.

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	40	72	1.8	38	0.95
Sep 2025	42	81	1.9	42	1.00
Sep 2024	32	82	2.6	31	0.97
Sep 2023	58	102	1.8	55	0.95
Sep 2022	47	89	1.9	37	0.79
Sep 2021	42	85	2.0	42	1.00
Sep 2020	52	101	1.9	47	0.90
Sep 2019	60	123	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2017	57	108	1.9	45	0.79
Sep 2016	60	135	2.3	70	1.17
Sep 2015	58	115	2.0	57	0.98
Sep 2014 *	50	96	1.9	45	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 83% · Maths 74% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%25th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	9%	105	104
2023/24	71%	10%	106	104
2022/23	64%	10%	107	103

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

Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Milldown CofE Academy
1.3 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Downlands Community School
3.2 km · Dorset

2026

1.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
3.4 km · Dorset

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Spetisbury CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Durweston Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Dorset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
8.4 km · Dorset

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141043 · 838/3002
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 411 on roll
Free school meals: 26.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School (URN 113754)
Address: Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW
Local authority: Dorset

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