Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

buckland-newton-church-of-england-primary-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

West DorsetConstituency

DT2 7BYPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dorset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 110 pupils. Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 20 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

99%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

110

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 110
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.