Primary school

Sherborne Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL54 3DH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,394 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 32%32%2016/17: top 24%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 2%2% · 2022/232024/25: top 10%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM82% · South West 62%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · South West 6%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · South West 104Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 8 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 75% · 8 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 83% · 6 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 90% · 10 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: withheld (4 pupils)2024/25: 82% · 11 pupils · South West 62%90%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 8 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 8 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 17% · 6 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 10% · 10 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: withheld (4 pupils)2024/25: 18% · 11 pupils · South West 6%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 8 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 6 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 10 pupils · South West 1052023/24: withheld (4 pupils)2024/25: 109 · 11 pupils · South West 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 8 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 6 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1042023/24: withheld (4 pupils)2024/25: 108 · 11 pupils · South West 104108102No 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
2nd90
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas 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 202648
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.4%
First language not English1.8%
SEN support10.7%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

85.7% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.0
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.2
  • Other support 1

Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 7.1 · 10 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 7 months.

  • +£28,000revenue reserve
  • +£30,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £1,035,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it