Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBeaminster St Mary's Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Beaminster.

Summary of the comparison

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Beaminster St Mary's Academy are primary schools in Beaminster.

  • Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Beaminster St Mary's Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beaminster St Mary's Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Beaminster St Mary's Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 75.0% for Beaminster St Mary's Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Beaminster St Mary's Academy (47.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Beaminster St Mary's Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BeaminsterBroadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBeaminsterBeaminster St Mary's AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100D49/100Stronger figure
Local ranking63rd of 116 in Dorset 46th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll93 125
Capacity105 210
LocationBeaminster, DT8 3QL Beaminster, DT8 3BY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census93 125
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 35.2%
English as an additional language0.0% 4.0%
SEN support17.2% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan7.5% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% 11.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Beaminster St Mary's Academy

Full profiles: Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Beaminster St Mary's Academy