55 / 100
Developing
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
48
Inspection
55
Admissions Value
45
Destinations
—
Stability & Context
100
Below top 50% of primary schools in England
Below top 50% nationally
#66 of 81 schools in Dorset
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Outcome
Graded 26 January 2023
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Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.
Academic year
2025/26
Published admission number (PAN)
30
Places offered by the school
Applications received
87
Times listed as any preference
Offers made
30
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio
2.9×
Applications per place
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.
Reading expected %
90.0%
Writing expected %
67.0%
Maths expected %
86.0%
RWM expected %
62.0%
Reading progress
Not published
SP7 8HQ - St James's Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
This school is one of 240 schools in Dorset.
Total schools
240
Open schools
184
Closed schools
56
Primary schools
158
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.
| Published | Inspected | Type | Summary | Report |
|---|
| 26 January 2023 | 7 December 2022 | - | School remains Good | View report for inspection published 26 January 2023 |
School remains Good
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Offer rate
34.5%
Offers as a share of applications
First preference offers: 29
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Writing progress
Not published
Maths progress
Not published
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Secondary schools
23
Special schools
0
Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Dorset)