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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum DT11 8EL · childokeford.dorset.sch.uk · 01258 860581
On the mapSearch near DT11 8EL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- 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
- 125
- 71% of 175 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 21 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 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113796)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Positive
- 55%
- Replies
- 42
- 32% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 14 parents (33%) whose child was bullied
based on 17 parents (40%) with SEND