Beaminster St Mary's Academy

State-Funded School

beaminster-st-marys-academy-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

West DorsetConstituency

DT8 3BYPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beaminster St Mary's Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 140 pupils. Beaminster St Mary's Academy is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

140

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 140
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jun 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.