Durweston Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

durweston-church-of-england-primary-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

DT11 0QAPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Durweston Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, 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 144 pupils. Durweston Church of England Primary School is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 28 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

99%

Mixed

Pupils

144

Total Pupils

43%Boys

57%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 144
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Oct 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.