Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dorset, South West.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 34 pupils. Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is part of The First Federation Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
47%Boys
53%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 34
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- The First Federation Trust
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2023 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | 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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