Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Downlands Community School
Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, DT11 8BG
Local ranking62nd of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 42.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 54.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 54.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 65.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Cohort Size
- 26
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 215
- Boys
- 106 (49%)
- Girls
- 109 (51%)
- Capacity
- 420 (51% full)
- SEND
- 33.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.8%
- EAL
- 31.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.7%
- SEN Support
- 28.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,923/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 63.3%
- Asian Other: 29.8%
- Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Black African: 0.9%
- White Other: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
63.3%
White British
29.8%
Asian Other
1.9%
Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Blandford Camp
Blandford Forum, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113659
- UKPRN
- 10076065
- Establishment No.
- 2002
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