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Trent Young's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Trent, Sherborne DT9 4SW · trentyoungs.dsat.org.uk · 01935 850496
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 95%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.89 mi
- 3.04 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 143
- 3 over 140 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.89 mi (3.04 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 25 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 28 | 1.4▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 28 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.89 mi3.04 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲95% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113817)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Trent Young's CofE Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 59
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied