Academy converter · Dorset

Lytchett Matravers Primary School

2–11Ages
484Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146475URN

Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

127 applications for 60 places · 29th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Dorset median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

127 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Lytchett Matravers Primary School (URN 113670), 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	60	127	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2025	60	116	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2024	44	95	2.2	43	0.98
Sep 2023	61	117	1.9	73	1.20
Sep 2022	53	100	1.9	51	0.96
Sep 2021	60	130	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2020	60	119	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2019	58	120	2.1	55	0.95
Sep 2018 *	60	128	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2017 *	60	139	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2016 *	58	108	1.9	48	0.83
Sep 2015 *	60	137	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2014 *	60	118	2.0	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 85% · Maths 80% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%13th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	106	105
2023/24	77%	8%	107	106
2022/23	66%	5%	105	104

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

Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Upton Junior School
3.5 km · Dorset

Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Upton Infant School
3.6 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
Henbury View First School
4.4 km · Dorset

Good2023

4.5applications per place
Bayside Academy
4.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sturminster Marshall First School
4.8 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

0.9applications per place
Rushcombe First School
4.8 km · Dorset

Outstanding2022

2.8applications per place
Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.8 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Springdale First School
5.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place

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: 146475 · 838/2024
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Capacity: 436 pupils · 484 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Lytchett Matravers Primary School (URN 113670)
Address: Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6DY
Local authority: Dorset

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