Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Shaftesbury Church of England 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 333 pupils. Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
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
- 40%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 101
- Maths score
- 99
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 333
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2022 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 20 Mar 2018 | 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.
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