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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

URN
149656
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
URN
149656
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

47 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

17

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

34

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • 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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  • 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.

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
19 May 2026
Inspection date
3 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
RSI
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Needs attention

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

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)

17

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

32

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

17

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.88×

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
www.childokeford.dorset.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Dorset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

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 standard

Reading expected %

71.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

48.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

57.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

43.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

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

Contact details

Address
Station Road, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Postcode
DT11 8EL
Phone
1258860581
Website
www.childokeford.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.

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  • 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.
  • Needs attention

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Needs attention

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Needs attention

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Early years

    Urgent improvement
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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 May 20263 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 19 May 2026
    • Report card

      Published
      19 May 2026
      Inspected
      3 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    53.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 16

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford0 mPrimaryClosed
    The Forum School1.3 kmNot applicableOpen
    Croft House School1.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Hanford School1.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    Shillingstone Church of England Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Shillingstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Okeford Fitzpaine Church of England School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Okeford Fitzpaine Church of England Voluntary Aided School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Clayesmore Preparatory School3.9 kmNot applicableClosed
    Clayesmore School3.9 kmNot applicableOpen
    • St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Forum School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Croft House School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Hanford School
      Distance
      1.7 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    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
    Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Shillingstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Okeford Fitzpaine Church of England School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Okeford Fitzpaine Church of England Voluntary Aided School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Clayesmore Preparatory School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Clayesmore School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DT4 0LQ
    Status
    Open