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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT3 5HSRadipole Primary School
Primary

Radipole Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Weymouth · DT3 5HS http://www.radipole.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
442
cap. 444
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Radipole Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+9pp
67%59%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
6%
-2pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
442
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5HS
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
2024/2560%6%77%32%69%10%81%27%84%69%105.0105.0106.017%442
2023/2451%8%70%22%75%16%71%17%89%73%104.0103.0105.018%434
2022/2355%8%77%35%74%12%74%26%86%83%106.0105.0107.0-0.10-1.50-1.1015%435
2018/1967%13%78%37%81%24%85%24%78%87%107.0106.0111.0+2.50+0.60+0.5012%445
2017/1866%13%79%27%81%33%79%21%87%87%106.0104.0107.0+1.30+2.60+0.5010%440
2016/1762%11%78%25%74%23%75%22%83%78%104.0104.0105.0+0.80+0.70+0.8012%440

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
2024/2544225.117%5%14%5%11%
2023/2443425.818%4%13%6%12%
2022/2343524.815%4%14%6%17%
2021/2243826.513%5%13%6%15%
2020/2143725.413%4%14%
2018/1944525.012%3%12%4%7%
2017/1844026.810%2%11%3%5%
2016/1744024.212%2%13%4%5%

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