Academy converter · Dorset

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

4–11Ages
125Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149656URN

Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

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

1.7per place

0.4 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

35 applications for 21 places · 52nd of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years				Urgent improvement
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs 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.

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Dorset median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford (URN 113796), 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	21	35	1.7	20	0.95
Sep 2025	17	32	1.9	16	0.94
Sep 2024	20	35	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2023 *	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2022 *	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2021 *	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2020 *	25	41	1.6	26	1.04
Sep 2019 *	18	36	2.0	18	1.00
Sep 2018 *	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2017 *	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2016 *	25	57	2.3	33	1.32
Sep 2015 *	20	41	2.1	23	1.15
Sep 2014 *	19	36	1.9	16	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 48% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%67th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	43%	0%	105	101
2023/24	36%	0%	100	98
2022/23	48%	0%	105	100

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 Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

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

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Durweston Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Dorset

2026

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

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place
Milldown CofE Academy
7.0 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
7.6 km · Dorset

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
8.3 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2022

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
8.4 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%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: 149656 · 838/3314
Trust: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 125 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford (URN 113796)
Address: Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL
Local authority: Dorset

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