Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blandford Forum.

Summary of the comparison

Durweston Church of England Primary School and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford are primary schools in Blandford Forum.

  • Durweston Church of England Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Durweston Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Durweston Church of England Primary School was judged strong and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Durweston Church of England Primary School and 43.0% for St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford.

Side-by-side comparison

Durweston Church of England Primary School versus St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Blandford ForumDurweston Church of England Primary SchoolBlandford ForumSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking51st of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure113th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll140 133
Capacity140 175
LocationBlandford Forum, DT11 0QA Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure43.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census140 133
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 16.5%
English as an additional language2.1% 5.3%
SEN support13.6% 19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% 13.1% 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.

Durweston Church of England Primary School

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

Full profiles: Durweston Church of England Primary School · St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford