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Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

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

personMr Phillip Sales

corporate_fareSHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST

location_onDorchester, DT2 7BY

language Visit Website phone 1300345393

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

118

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Dorchester, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Dorchester, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST. The school has approximately 109 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 78 primaries in Dorset and #7,005 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 54%

Reading88% LA 71%

Writing71% LA 67%

Maths100% LA 68%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 3.5

-5.1

Write

LA -0.8

-8.3 to -2.0

3.9

Maths

LA -1.3

0.8 to 7.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.0 to 6.1

3.2

Write

LA -0.5

-0.5 to 6.9

4.2

Maths

LA -1.1

0.7 to 7.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 58%

Reading100% LA 73%

Writing93% LA 73%

Maths100% LA 69%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

8.2

Read

LA -0.3

5.1 to 11.3

7.3

Write

LA -0.5

4.3 to 10.3

6.8

Maths

LA -1.2

4 to 9.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-06-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-02-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 109 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	119	1	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	113	2	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	123	1	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	118	1	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	124	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	93	1	1.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	91	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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