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Broadmayne First School

URN
113661
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Broadmayne First School
URN
113661
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-9
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#7 of 81 schools in Dorset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Broadmayne First School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Broadmayne First School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 May 2023
Inspection date
22 March 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

20

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

38

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

20

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.9×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Dorset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Dorset)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.broadmayne.dorset.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DT2 8PH - Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset
Postcode
DT2 8PH
Phone
1305852471
Website
http://www.broadmayne.dorset.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Dorset
Local authority code
838

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 240 schools in Dorset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

240

Open schools

184

Closed schools

56

Primary schools

158

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 May 202322 March 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 16 May 2023
    • Good

      Published
      16 May 2023
      Inspected
      22 March 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 18

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary158 (65.8%)
    • Secondary23 (9.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other59 (24.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Frome Valley CofE VA First School3.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Frome Valley CofE First School3.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Manor Park Church of England First School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Kingston Maurward College4.2 km16 plusClosed
    Dorset Studio School4.2 kmSecondaryOpen
    Manor Park Church of England First School4.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Woodsford House School4.4 kmNot applicableClosed
    St Osmund's Church of England Middle School4.4 kmMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester4.4 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    St Osmund's Church of England Middle School4.4 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    • Frome Valley CofE VA First School
      Distance
      3.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Frome Valley CofE First School
      Distance
      3.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Manor Park Church of England First School
      Distance
      4.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Kingston Maurward College
      Distance
      4.2 km
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Dorset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryDT9 5NQClosed
    All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryDT9 5NQOpen
    Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDT11 8SWOpen
    Beaminster St Mary's AcademyPrimaryDT8 3BYOpen
    Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryDT4 0LQOpen
    • All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DT9 5NQ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DT9 5NQ
      Status
      Open
    • Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DT11 8SW
      Status
      Open
    • Beaminster St Mary's Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DT8 3BY
      Status
      Open
    Dorset Studio School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Manor Park Church of England First School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Woodsford House School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DT4 0LQ
    Status
    Open