Academy converter · Dorset

Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School

4–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150882URN

Newfield Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2014

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

48 applications for 19 places · 20th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Jul 2024)

Before: Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School URN 113774 Good2014

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

48 applications · 19 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2023 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 3.0; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School (URN 113774), 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	19	48	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2025	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2024 *	24	52	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2023 *	22	49	2.2	22	1.00
Sep 2022 *	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2021 *	27	56	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2020 *	27	78	2.9	26	0.96
Sep 2019 *	30	89	3.0	43	1.43
Sep 2018 *	30	74	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2017 *	30	87	2.9	40	1.33
Sep 2016 *	30	83	2.8	46	1.53
Sep 2015 *	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	25	70	2.8	21	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 78% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%27th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	11%	106	104
2023/24	77%	13%	108	106
2022/23	80%	20%	110	109

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

Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Downlands Community School
2.2 km · Dorset

2026

1.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Milldown CofE Academy
3.2 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Durweston Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Dorset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Spetisbury CofE Primary School
6.9 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Dorset

Good2023

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

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150882 · 838/3047
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 200 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2024
Replaced: Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School (URN 113774)
Address: Newfield Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF
Local authority: Dorset

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