Academy converter · Dorset

St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149164URN

Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

88 applications for 30 places · 8th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

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

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

88 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 3.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 3.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 3.4; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 4.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey (URN 113834), 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	30	88	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2025	26	62	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2024	27	73	2.7	26	0.96
Sep 2023	30	74	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2022 *	30	90	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2021 *	30	100	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2020 *	30	102	3.4	46	1.53
Sep 2019 *	30	106	3.5	36	1.20
Sep 2018 *	28	118	4.2	46	1.64
Sep 2017 *	30	112	3.7	44	1.47
Sep 2016 *	30	108	3.6	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	90	3.0	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → 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 standard90%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	10%	107	107
2023/24	62%	0%	105	103
2022/23	48%	0%	102	101

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

St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Radipole Primary School
1.3 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bincombe Valley Primary School
1.4 km · Dorset

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Southill Primary School
2.0 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Dorset

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Chickerell Primary Academy
3.4 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
3.7 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%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: 149164 · 838/3652
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2022
Replaced: St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey (URN 113834)
Address: Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DQ
Local authority: Dorset

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