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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 May 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Spetisbury CofE VA Primary School, URN 113826
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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 entry55 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 1.3; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2017 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2016 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2015 1.7; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2014 1.5; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as Spetisbury CofE VA Primary School (URN 113826), 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 | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | 44 | 1.7 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 28 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 26 | 33 | 1.3 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 39 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 28 | 43 | 1.5 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 23 | 34 | 1.5 | 19 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 21 | 36 | 1.7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 92% · Writing 81% · Maths 92% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Dorset median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 15% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 96% | 8% | 107 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 19% | 109 | 108 |
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
- Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · DorsetStandards maintained20252.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · DorsetRemains Good20231.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20250.9applications per place
- 5.2 km · DorsetGood20223.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · Dorset20261.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · DorsetNot yet inspected2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 7.7 km · Dorset20262.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 7.9 km · DorsetRemains Good20231.5applications per place 45%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
- 141061 · 838/3403
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 187 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2014
- Replaced
- Spetisbury CofE VA Primary School (URN 113826)
- Address
- High Street, Spetisbury, Blandford Forum, DT11 9DF
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources