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All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne DT9 5NQ · bishopscaundle.dorset.sch.uk · 0196323450
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 100%
- 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
- 130
- 11 over 119 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 13 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 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 22 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 20 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 24 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 23 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲100% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113772)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113772)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113772), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113772)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113772)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113772)