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Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury SP7 8PZ · shaftesburyprimary.co.uk · 01747 852901
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 333
- 79% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113778), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113778)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 52
- 15% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (25%) with SEND