St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL

Local ranking113th of 116 primary schools in Dorset

Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

175

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford (URN 113796) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Placed in a category of concern: Requires significant improvement.

Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Needs attention
Inclusion: Needs attention
Early years: Urgent improvement

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 43.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 71.0%
Writing (Expected): 48.0%
Maths (Expected): 57.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 67.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 21

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 133
Boys: 64 (48%)
Girls: 69 (52%)
Capacity: 175 (76% full)
SEND: 23.3%
FSM Eligible: 16.5%
EAL: 5.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.8%
SEN Support: 19.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 5.6

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 13.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 94.0%
White Other: 4.5%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Other: 0.8%

94.0%

White British

4.5%

White Other

0.8%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01258860581

office@childokeford.dorset.sch.uk

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Station Road

Blandford Forum, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149656
UKPRN: 10092157
Establishment No.: 3314
Trust: SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST

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