Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

DT11 8WFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 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 183 pupils. Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School is part of Hamwic Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2014

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

183

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 183
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Hamwic Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2014	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.