Academy converter · Dorset

Shillingstone Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147141URN

Augustan Avenue, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

20 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 31 October 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

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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 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

20 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Dorset median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Dorset median

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	9	20	2.2	7	0.78
Sep 2025	15	39	2.6	18	1.20
Sep 2024	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2023	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2022	10	21	2.1	10	1.00
Sep 2021	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2020	15	34	2.3	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%15th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	13%	107	106
2023/24	36%	5%	104	98
2022/23	40%	5%	101	99

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

Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Durweston Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Dorset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
William Barnes Primary School
5.7 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Milldown CofE Academy
6.1 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
7.4 km · Dorset

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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: 147141 · 838/5203
Trust: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2019
Address: Augustan Avenue, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0TX
Local authority: Dorset

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