St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

DT11 8ELPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, 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 125 pupils. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Urgent improvement
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 36%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

125

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: 125
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Jun 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.