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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH20 7BNSandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Wareham · BH20 7BN http://www.sandfordprimary.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
366
cap. 432
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Dorset

Finance£5822 spend / pupil£5576 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+15pp
58%49%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
64%
LA AVG 69.8%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 23.25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.35
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
366
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Sandford, Wareham, BH20 7BN
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
2024/2554%5%69%28%57%7%74%21%82%64%104.0104.0102.016%366
2023/2439%2%65%18%42%2%53%12%84%54%103.0100.0101.012%358
2022/2349%5%64%31%61%8%74%21%74%57%104.0104.0101.0-1.60-3.80-0.9015%365
2018/1953%8%67%24%77%14%68%17%71%73%104.0103.0105.0-0.80-1.20-1.6013%405
2017/1858%9%81%37%70%23%70%21%79%79%107.0103.0106.0-0.30-3.40-2.4014%376
2016/1759%4%72%20%67%9%81%15%81%74%104.0103.0104.0-2.60-3.60-1.8013%356

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
2024/2536623.116%3%19%6%14%
2023/2435821.112%3%20%6%16%
2022/2336521.515%5%20%6%17%
2021/2238120.112%4%19%8%26%
2020/2136922.113%3%20%
2018/1940525.713%3%15%5%9%
2017/1837622.114%2%15%4%8%
2016/1735621.413%2%15%4%10%

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