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Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Symondsbury, Bridport, DT6 6HD

Local ranking8th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

112

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — 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
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
67.0%
Maths (Expected)
75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
12

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
105
Boys
54 (51%)
Girls
51 (49%)
Capacity
112 (94% full)
SEND
21.9%
FSM Eligible
12.4%
EAL
1.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.8%
SEN Support
18.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.9
Budget per Pupil
£7,441/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
3.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No 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: 95.2%
  • White Other: 1.9%
  • White Irish: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%

95.2%

White British

1.9%

White Other

0.9%

White Irish

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
113815
UKPRN
10073800
Establishment No.
3364

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