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Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 49Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 146896URN

Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, DT9 4NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.4per place
0.4 below Somerset median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

7 applications for 5 places

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
1.4applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

7 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
  2. 2025 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
  4. 2023 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.0; Somerset median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
  8. 2019 4.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.8; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.2; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School (URN 123901), 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 2026571.451.00
Sep 20257152.160.86
Sep 20248131.670.88
Sep 20235122.440.80
Sep 202210151.5101.00
Sep 20215102.051.00
Sep 20208131.681.00
Sep 2019 *4174.330.75
Sep 2018 *5142.840.80
Sep 2017 *10222.2141.40
Sep 2016 *8192.470.88
Sep 2015 *581.651.00
Sep 2014 *8162.081.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

  • This school
  • Somerset median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/25
2023/2425%8%10397
2022/2356%11%103101

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
146896 · 933/5202
Trust
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
57 pupils · 49 on roll
Free school meals
8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 May 2019
Replaced
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School (URN 123901)
Address
Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, DT9 4NL
Local authority
Somerset

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