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Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onWareham, BH20 5SA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

111

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Wareham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Wareham, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 111 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #74 of 96 primaries in Dorset and #13,456 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 5.0

2.4

Write

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 6.6

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.0 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.3

-4.4 to 1.9

1.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 4.5

-2.9

Maths

LA -1.1

-5.6 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 58%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-3.8 to 3.2

1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 4.6

-2.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-6 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-05-03

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-17

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 117 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	117	2	1.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	110	3	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	109	1	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	101	1	1.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	97	2	2.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	97	5	5.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	98	5	5.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	103	3	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	100	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	99	3	3.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

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