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Milborne Port Primary School

North Street, Sherborne, DT9 5EP

Primary

Phase

180

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 28 February 2025 and continues as Milborne Port Primary School (URN 151281) (opened 1 March 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
89.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
56.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
18

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
149
Boys
75 (50%)
Girls
74 (50%)
Capacity
180 (83% full)
SEND
14.1%
FSM Eligible
26.2%
EAL
6.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
12.8%

*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,573/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.6% 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

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.5%
  • White Other: 6.1%
  • Black African: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%

90.5%

White British

6.1%

White Other

2.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

North Street

Sherborne, South West

Administrative

URN
123655
UKPRN
10071238
Establishment No.
2047

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