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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 113772
- 18 November 2014Graded inspection: Good · as All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 113772
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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 entry22 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2024 2.2; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2023 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2021 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 1.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.2; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 113772), 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 | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 22 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2024 * | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 20 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2023 * | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 24 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2022 * | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 23 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2021 * | 15 | 21 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 17 | 25 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 * | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 12 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 * | 14 | 19 | 1.4 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 * | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.91 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place
- 6.1 km · SomersetGood20241.6applications per place
- 6.5 km · DorsetRemains Good20231.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 7.0 km · Dorset20261.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · Dorset20261.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 7.4 km · DorsetGood20232.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 7.6 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 7.7 km · Dorset20261.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 9.0 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151732 · 838/3045
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 119 pupils · 130 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 113772)
- Address
- Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5NQ
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources