South West
Primary schools in Dorset
174 schools, 50,950 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 36.6.
Ofsted across Dorset
Good84
Requires improvement14
Outstanding4
No overall grade72
102 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 72 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Dorset
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Young's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No grade | 95% |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ringwood | Outstanding 2023 | 90% |
| Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No grade | 80% |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | 77% |
| Beaminster St Mary's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Beaminster | Good 2023 | 75% |
| Thorner's Church of England School, Litton CheneyVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | No grade | 73% |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Weymouth | Good 2024 | 72% |
| Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Beaminster | Good 2022 | 71% |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No grade | 71% |
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Wyke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Gillingham | Requires improvement 2022 | 71% |
| Conifers Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | 69% |
| Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | No grade | 67% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MarnhullAcademy converter | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No grade | 67% |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | 67% |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | No grade | 67% |
| Charmouth Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridport | Requires improvement 2022 | 67% |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton MatraversAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Wyke Regis Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | 65% |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Stalbridge | Good 2023 | 65% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SwanageAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2022 | 65% |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | 64% |
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | No grade | 64% |
| Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dorchester | Good 2024 | 63% |
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No grade | 63% |
| The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, ShaftesburyVoluntary aided school | Shaftesbury | Good 2022 | 62% |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | 61% |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | Requires improvement 2024 | 61% |
| Radipole Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Beaminster | Requires improvement 2023 | 60% |
| Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | Good 2023 | 60% |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Good 2023 | 59% |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2023 | 57% |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | No grade | 56% |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2023 | 56% |
| William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sturminster Newton | Good 2023 | 55% |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wareham | Good 2022 | 54% |
| Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | No grade | 53% |
| Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | No grade | 53% |
| Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No grade | 53% |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme RegisAcademy sponsor led | Lyme Regis | Requires improvement 2022 | 53% |
| St George's Church of England School, BourtonAcademy converter | Gillingham | No grade | 53% |
| Chickerell Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Weymouth | No grade | 52% |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2024 | 52% |
| Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bridport | Requires improvement 2024 | 50% |
| Loders CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridport | No grade | 50% |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Good 2022 | 50% |
| Bridport Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | Good 2023 | 50% |
| Gillingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | No grade | 50% |
| St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullAcademy sponsor led | Sturminster Newton | Requires improvement 2022 | 50% |
| Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2021 | 48% |
| Milldown CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2022 | 48% |
| Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No grade | 47% |
| Upton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | 47% |
| Swanage Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2019 | 47% |
| St George's Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Portland | No grade | 46% |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | Requires improvement 2024 | 46% |
| Wool Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | Good 2023 | 46% |
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Winterborne Whitechurch | Good 2023 | 45% |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, WeymouthAcademy converter | Weymouth | Good 2024 | 45% |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | Wareham | No grade | 45% |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2022 | 44% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasAcademy converter | Sherborne | No grade | 44% |
| Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Swanage | Good 2024 | 43% |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Weymouth | Good 2024 | 43% |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | No grade | 43% |
| Downlands Community SchoolCommunity school | Blandford Forum | No grade | 42% |
| Southill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Weymouth | Good 2022 | 42% |
| Stower Provost Community SchoolCommunity school | Gillingham | No grade | 40% |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Good 2023 | 39% |
| Marshwood CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bridport | Requires improvement 2024 | 38% |
| Portesham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Weymouth | No grade | 38% |
| Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wareham | No grade | 38% |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No grade | 31% |
| St Catherine's Roman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bridport | No grade | 30% |
| Broadmayne First SchoolCommunity school | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — |
| Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity school | DORCHESTER | Good 2023 | — |
| Sturminster Marshall First SchoolCommunity school | Wimborne | No grade | — |
| Rushcombe First SchoolCommunity school | Wimborne | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Weymouth | No grade | — |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity school | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — |
| Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — |
| Colehill First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| Hayeswood First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Good 2023 | — |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| St John's Church of England First School, WimborneAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Witchampton Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Oakhurst Community First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | No grade | — |
| Sixpenny Handley First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Salisbury | Good 2023 | — |
| St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtAcademy converter | Fordingbridge | Good 2023 | — |
| Three Legged Cross First and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's CofE First School & NurseryAcademy converter | Ferndown | No grade | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Shaftesbury | No grade | — |
| Upton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Poole | Good 2023 | — |
| Hillside Community First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — |
| Verwood Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | Good 2023 | — |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| Henbury View First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Pamphill Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Ferndown First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Good 2023 | — |
| Parley First SchoolAcademy converter | Ferndown | Good 2023 | — |
| St James Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No grade | — |
| Cranborne Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Verwood | No grade | — |
| Wimborne First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Wimborne | Good 2024 | — |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First SchoolAcademy converter | Wimborne | No grade | — |
| Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Thorncombe | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | Dorchester | No grade | — |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | — |