Durweston Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
149456
Address
Durweston, DT11 0QA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
140 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
43.6%
Girls
56.4%
First language not English
2.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.3%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.5
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
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 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Durweston Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
1
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 classes22.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
6
7
Reception, Full-time
18
8
10
Year 1
13
6
7
Year 2
15
2
13
Year 3
15
6
9
Year 4
22
14
8
Year 5
25
9
16
Year 6
15
8
7
Year 2024-2025

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