Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDorset

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio8.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-25pp

75%44%13%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0pp

8%4%0%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

75%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

50%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

50%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

98.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

8.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

41%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

School Hill, Bridport, DT6 3TB

Local authority

Dorset

Website

www.powerstock.dorset.sch.uk/

Telephone

01308485380

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	75%	0%	50%	13%	50%	0%	50%	63%	100.0	98.0	102.0	—	—	—	41%	39
2023/24	75%	0%	88%	63%	75%	0%	75%	25%	88%	75%	109.0	105.0	110.0	—	—	—	40%	57
2022/23	50%	8%	75%	33%	67%	17%	50%	25%	75%	75%	106.0	104.0	105.0	+3.20	+1.40	-2.40	39%	62
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	33%	55
2017/18	13%	0%	63%	13%	13%	0%	50%	0%	63%	38%	103.0	102.0	100.0	-2.30	-8.30	-3.20	52%	48
2016/17	30%	0%	60%	30%	50%	10%	50%	10%	70%	40%	104.0	99.0	100.0	+2.90	-0.60	-2.40	38%	56

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	39	10.3	41%	0%	5%	6%	14%
2023/24	57	14.8	40%	0%	12%	6%	12%
2022/23	62	17.1	39%	0%	13%	9%	27%
2021/22	60	16.5	33%	0%	10%	8%	21%
2020/21	54	14.0	32%	0%	7%	—	—
2018/19	55	15.2	33%	4%	9%	6%	18%
2017/18	48	11.4	52%	4%	6%	6%	17%
2016/17	56	13.3	38%	2%	5%	7%	28%