St Ives Primary & Nursery School

State-Funded School

st-ives-primary-nursery-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

ChristchurchConstituency

BH24 2LEPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Ives Primary & Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 245 pupils. St Ives Primary & Nursery School is part of The Heath Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 26%
Reading score: 113
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

245

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 245
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Heath Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Dec 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.