Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 15 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
141810
Address
Wincombe Lane, SP7 8PZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
338 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.1%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.5%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 1.5%
African 1.5%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsWell below average-3.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
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 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes24.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
2
2
0
Reception, Full-time
36
17
19
Year 1
61
33
28
Year 2
52
23
29
Year 3
40
24
16
Year 4
54
33
21
Year 5
42
18
24
Year 6
51
28
23
Year 2024-2025

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