Primary school

Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Dorset
  • SP8 5QD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,953 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 31%31% · 2018/192022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 93%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM39% · South West 62%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South West 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South West 104Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 20 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 63% · 24 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 71% · 21 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 74% · 23 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 67% · 18 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 60% · 10 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 39% · 18 pupils · South West 62%74%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 20 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 17% · 24 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 14% · 21 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 23 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 22% · 18 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 18 pupils · South West 6%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 20 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 24 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 108 · 21 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 106 · 23 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 109 · 18 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 10 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 103 · 18 pupils · South West 105109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 20 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 24 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 21 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 23 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 18 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 10 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 18 pupils · South West 10410799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2014 · 80.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd100
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026119
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.8%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

80.4% full · 148 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 4.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.7
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 6.2 FTE · Whole workforce 13 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,025
Spend per pupil£6,492
Staff spend per pupil£5,172
Reserve per pupil£246
  • +£30,000revenue reserve
  • −£57,000in-year balance

Grants £6,664 · self-generated £156 · premises £459 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £2,271,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it