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Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU

Local ranking15th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

105

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
80.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
15

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
114
Boys
47 (41%)
Girls
67 (59%)
Capacity
105 (109% full)
SEND
10.5%
FSM Eligible
10.7%
EAL
1.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.0%
SEN Support
10.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.5
Budget per Pupil
£6,445/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 93.0%
  • White Other: 4.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%

93.0%

White British

4.4%

White Other

1.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
113804
UKPRN
10071031
Establishment No.
3332

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