St Ives Primary & Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
142505
Address
Sandy Lane, St. Ives, BH24 2LE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
256 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.3%
Persistent absence
4.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.2%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.7%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingWell above average4.7
MathsWell above average7.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 87%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 26%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 113
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Ives Primary & Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
0
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 classes32.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
13
5
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
17
11
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
18
12
Year 2
30
10
20
Year 3
32
17
15
Year 4
32
12
20
Year 5
31
20
11
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2024-2025

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