Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
113809
Address
Salwayash, DT6 5JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
110 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
0.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
10%
Persistent absence
5.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.2
WritingAverage-2.8
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes32.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
9
5
4
Year 1
17
9
8
Year 2
16
8
8
Year 3
16
9
7
Year 4
19
5
14
Year 5
13
7
6
Year 6
20
10
10
Year 2024-2025

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