Sherborne Primary SchoolHarbour Vale School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Sherborne Primary School and Harbour Vale School in Sherborne.

Sherborne Primary School was judged the expected standard and Harbour Vale School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sherborne Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Sherborne Primary School versus Harbour Vale School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	SherborneSherborne Primary School	SherborneHarbour Vale School	England average
Overview
Our score	D49/100	Not scored
Local ranking	45th of 116 in Dorset	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Not reported
Age range	4-11	5-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	319	18
Capacity	330	38
Location	Sherborne, DT9 4AJ	Sherborne, DT9 4DN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	47.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	103.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	100.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	319	18
Free school meals (ever 6)	21.0%	66.7%
English as an additional language	6.6%	0.0%
SEN support	10.3%	44.4%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.5%	5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.4%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.6%	Not reported	15.8%

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

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