St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
147145
Address
Pheasant Way, SP8 4GG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
241 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
14.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.1%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.8%
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

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
14
9
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
7
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
2
3
Reception, Full-time
27
12
15
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
31
13
18
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025

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