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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 99Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 144416URN

Stonyacres, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.6per place
0.5 below Dorset median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

26 applications for 16 places · 56th of 80 in Dorset
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
31%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 24 March 2026
    Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
  2. 21 September 2021
    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
1.6applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1
  2. 2025 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
  3. 2024 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
  5. 2022 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
  6. 2021 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
  7. 2020 1.8; Dorset median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1
  9. 2018 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0
  11. 2016 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.6; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Dorset median in 1 of 10 years.
  • This school
  • Dorset median

Dashed bars: as St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Yetminster (URN 113781), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202616261.6150.94
Sep 202516231.4140.88
Sep 202411211.9111.00
Sep 202311252.3111.00
Sep 202215251.7151.00
Sep 202116301.9161.00
Sep 202013231.8131.00
Sep 201920321.6201.00
Sep 201814231.6141.00
Sep 201718311.7160.89
Sep 2016 *18251.4181.00
Sep 2015 *22421.9210.95
Sep 2014 *24391.6230.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 38% · Maths 47% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%77th of 78 in Dorset
Reading
Expected standard71%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard38%
Greater depth6%
Maths
Expected standard47%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Dorset median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2531%6%102101
2023/2444%11%105103
2022/2326%4%10397

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

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
144416 · 838/3058
Trust
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
200 pupils · 99 on roll
Free school meals
17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 June 2017
Replaced
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Yetminster (URN 113781)
Address
Stonyacres, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LS
Local authority
Dorset

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