Stower Provost Community School

State-Funded School

stower-provost-community-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

SP8 5LXPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Stower Provost Community School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Dorset, South West.

It currently serves 92 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

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: 92
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
2 May 2019	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.