Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Shaftesbury, Dorset

SP7 8PZ

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

37.9

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#11,168

National rank

#1167

In South West

#63

In Dorset

Top 78%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

44%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

101.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

99.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 40% → 44% ▲ 4.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 338 % FSM ever-6 28.4% % EAL 8.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Shaftesbury · 1.0 mi 46.1 Motcombe CofE Primary School Shaftesbury · 1.7 mi 60.5 St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Gillingham · 3.6 mi 54.7 Gillingham Primary School Gillingham · 4.2 mi 43.0 Stower Provost Community School Gillingham · 4.2 mi 26.0 Wyke Primary School Gillingham · 4.8 mi 53.2 Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Gillingham · 5.4 mi 32.4 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Sturminster Newton · 5.8 mi 43.6