Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2014
Expected Standard
43%
Demand Ratio
0.9x
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is a Academy converter primary school in Blandford Forum, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is an academy converter in Blandford Forum, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST. The school has approximately 133 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #41 of 78 primaries in Dorset and #10,419 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. 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 14.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
43%
Read SS
105
Maths SS
101
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
36%
Read SS
100
Maths SS
98
GPS SS
100
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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