Primary school

Motcombe CofE Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Dorset
  • SP7 9NT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,847 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 25%25% · 2016/172017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 75%2023/24: top 96%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM68% · South West 62%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · South West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · South West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · South West 104Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 74% · 23 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 70% · 20 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 55% · 31 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 50% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 32% · 31 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 68% · 28 pupils · South West 62%74%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 13% · 23 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 10% · 31 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 12% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 14% · 28 pupils · South West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 108 · 23 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 20 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 101 · 31 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 31 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 108 · 28 pupils · South West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 108 · 23 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 20 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 31 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 31 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · South West 104108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
8 of 8 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st88
2nd140
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026146
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.7%
First language not English4.3%
SEN support13.0%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils8.3%

Girls 42%Boys 58%

69.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 13.8 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,466
Spend per pupil£0
Staff spend per pupil£0
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,054,000in-year balance

Grants £6,466 · self-generated £0 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve −£451,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it