St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

Primary · Dorset · SP8 4GG · URN 147145

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-02-03Cohort 242Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 29

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 97 schools in Dorset

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
59%
Dorset 53.9%England 61%
5.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Dorset 6.8%England 8%
7.2 percentage points above the area average of 6.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Dorset 104.74England 105
In line with the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Dorset 103.27England 105
3.7 above the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Dorset 103.93England 105
In line with the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
24%
Dorset 22%England 32%
2 percentage points above the area average of 22
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
69%
Dorset 70.5%
1.5 percentage points below the area average of 70.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
69%
Dorset 67.1%
1.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
79%
Dorset 67.4%
11.6 percentage points above the area average of 67.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
29
Dorset 37
7.7 below the area average of 36.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Dorset	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	59% Dorset 53.9%England 61%	5.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.9	2 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Dorset 6.8%England 8%	7.2 percentage points above the area average of 6.8	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Dorset 104.74England 105	In line with the area average of 104.7	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Dorset 103.27England 105	3.7 above the area average of 103.3	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Dorset 103.93England 105	In line with the area average of 103.9	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	24% Dorset 22%England 32%	2 percentage points above the area average of 22	8 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	69% Dorset 70.5%	1.5 percentage points below the area average of 70.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	69% Dorset 67.1%	1.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	79% Dorset 67.4%	11.6 percentage points above the area average of 67.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	29 Dorset 37	7.7 below the area average of 36.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · 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 · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 11.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 20.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 24% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 27.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 59% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 03/02/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode SP8 4GG (URN 147145).
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