Primary school

Wyke Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Dorset
  • SP8 4SH
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,847 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 33%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM71% · South West 62%8/10 Above+12.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%5/10 Middle+11.7 pts
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West−45.3 pts
Maths score106 · South West 1047/10 Above+7.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 31 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 36% · 33 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 46% · 28 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 70% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 54% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 58% · 31 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 71% · 34 pupils · South West 62%71%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 31 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 33 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 31 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 34 pupils · South West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 33 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 34 pupils · South West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 100 · 33 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 104 · 31 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 106 · 34 pupils · South West 104106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd40
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

3 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026161
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.3%
First language not English8.2%
SEN support10.5%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.5%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

77.8% full · 207 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 14.5 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,135
Spend per pupil£6,374
Staff spend per pupil£5,234
Reserve per pupil£310
  • +£53,000revenue reserve
  • −£41,000in-year balance

Grants £6,784 · self-generated £105 · premises £234 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