Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113815
- Address
- Symondsbury, DT6 6HD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 105 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 95.2%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.9%
Irish 1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage3.2
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 38%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Year 1 | 18 11 7 |
| Year 2 | 16 11 5 |
| Year 3 | 17 10 7 |
| Year 4 | 14 8 6 |
| Year 5 | 18 5 13 |
| Year 6 | 12 4 8 |