Radipole Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113717
- Address
- Radipole Lane, DT3 5HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.7%
- Girls
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 85.7%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 4.1%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 51%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Radipole Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 24 36 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 61 26 35 |
| Year 3 | 66 26 40 |
| Year 4 | 66 32 34 |
| Year 5 | 64 37 27 |
| Year 6 | 65 29 36 |