Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

West DorsetConstituency

DT6 5JEPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 109 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 47%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

100%

Pupils

109

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 109
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Oct 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
3 Oct 2013	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.