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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT4 0QFConifers Primary School
Primary

Conifers Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Weymouth · DT4 0QF www.conifers.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
359
cap. 390
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Conifers Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+4pp
69%57%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
4%
-4pp
8%6%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
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
359
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF
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
2024/2569%4%82%24%75%4%78%16%85%65%104.0103.0102.026%359
2023/2465%8%80%25%77%18%77%27%85%62%105.0104.0103.029%363
2022/2347%7%65%17%75%12%62%10%85%58%103.0102.0102.0-0.90+1.10-0.8029%370
2018/1952%8%63%20%75%18%92%22%83%85%102.0105.0105.0-0.50+0.70+1.5030%409
2017/1844%8%68%24%73%20%64%19%81%69%103.0102.0104.0-1.20-1.10-2.1028%412
2016/1756%0%82%20%72%0%80%16%78%46%104.0104.0101.0+1.60-0.30+1.5029%391

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
2024/2535920.126%10%37%6%18%
2023/2436321.329%8%35%7%20%
2022/2337019.729%7%35%6%19%
2021/2237318.630%8%36%7%18%
2020/2138521.030%7%37%
2018/1940921.430%6%36%6%13%
2017/1841221.128%5%39%6%12%
2016/1739120.729%5%35%5%9%

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