Primary school

Radipole Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Dorset
  • DT3 5HS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,177 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 53%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · South West 62%5/10 Middle−9.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%5/10 Middle−21.5 pts
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below−43.6 pts
Maths score105 · South West 1046/10 Middle−7.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 62 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 62% · 65 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 66% · 67 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 67% · 67 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 55% · 66 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 51% · 63 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 60% · 62 pupils · South West 62%67%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 62 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 11% · 65 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 13% · 67 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 67 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 8% · 66 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 8% · 63 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 62 pupils · South West 6%13%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 62 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 65 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 67 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 107 · 67 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 66 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 104 · 63 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 62 pupils · South West 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 62 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 65 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 67 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 67 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 66 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 62 pupils · South West 104106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.4%
54 of 68 who put it first2014 · 75.9%2026 · 79.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6854
2nd594
3rd380

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026437
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.6%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 54.3%Boys 45.7%

98.4% full · 444 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.3
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 15.4
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 15.5
  • Other support 12.5

Teachers 18 FTE · Whole workforce 46 · 72 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,374
Spend per pupil£6,036
Staff spend per pupil£4,594
Reserve per pupil£1,157
  • +£505,403revenue reserve
  • +£147,657in-year balance

Grants £6,214 · self-generated £160 · premises £337 per pupil