Primary school in Sherborne, Dorset
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5NQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- Places
- 119
- How full
- Full — 130 pupils against 119 places
- Girls / boys
- 61 / 69
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dorset 008C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 61%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nigel Roberts
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- URN
- 151732
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milborne Port Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.8 mi |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 65% | 4.1 mi |
| Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47% | 4.3 mi |
| Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 48% | 4.4 mi |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 61% | 4.6 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 4.7 mi |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 71% | 4.8 mi |
| Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 5.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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