Cheselbourne Village School
Primary · Dorset · DT2 7NT · URN 113663
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkDorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 25.4 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 2% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14.3% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 9.5pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 12.9pupils per teacher
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School5.1 miles awayOfsted Good
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School5.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School6.0 miles awayOfsted Good
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool6.2 miles awayOfsted not published
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster6.9 miles awayOfsted not published
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester7.4 miles awayOfsted Good
Common questions about Cheselbourne Village School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Cheselbourne Village School Good at its inspection on 08/03/2023.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Cheselbourne Village School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode DT2 7NT (URN 113663).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
- Build a free scorecard to rank Cheselbourne Village School against nearby schools using your own priorities for results, attendance, distance and intake, with the source figures shown behind every number.
Feeder schools
Named as a feeder for
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown(2026/27 arrangements)Cheselbourne Village School: Ofsted Good, Review 2026 - FindMySchool
Admissions wording: \u201cIn local admissions documentation, St Mary’s CE Middle School lists Cheselbourne Village School among its feeder first schools.\u201d
Being a named feeder school is one oversubscription criterion among several in the admitting school\u2019s published arrangements, not a guaranteed place. Always check the school\u2019s current admission arrangements for the detail that applies to you.
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