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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT3 6AWBincombe Valley Primary School
Primary

Bincombe Valley Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Weymouth · DT3 6AW http://www.bincombe.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
293
cap. 348
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
293
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
293
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/06/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bincombe Valley Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
-2pp
65%55%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
9%
+3pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
293
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, DT3 6AW
Local authority
Dorset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%9%79%30%79%23%63%12%81%60%105.0103.0102.027%293
2023/2455%6%76%21%76%9%61%6%67%52%104.0101.0101.026%290
2022/2344%0%65%16%58%0%67%0%74%53%103.0100.0100.0-1.00-3.10-2.9023%313
2018/1965%8%76%14%81%22%70%22%76%68%103.0103.0103.0-0.60+0.80-1.0032%348
2017/1856%2%62%9%76%9%73%9%73%69%101.0102.0103.0-3.30-1.20-1.5029%368
2016/1767%3%85%18%70%6%85%21%79%82%105.0104.0103.0+0.90-3.80+0.9024%364

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529318.327%4%49%7%20%
2023/2429019.926%3%47%7%16%
2022/2331317.023%3%46%6%18%
2021/2232319.827%3%45%7%22%
2020/2132721.727%2%39%
2018/1934819.032%3%47%6%11%
2017/1836821.629%3%45%6%13%
2016/1736420.224%2%52%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.