Ofsted inspection · 14/10/2021
Overview of Sherborne Primary School · Primary · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 47% | 6% | 69% | 35% | 71% | 8% | 55% | 12% | 84% | 71% | 103.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 4% | 73% | 22% | 69% | 4% | 61% | 24% | 84% | 78% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 315 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 12% | 67% | 35% | 67% | 12% | 67% | 27% | 84% | 69% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | -0.40 | -0.10 | -1.60 | 18% | 299 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 15% | 85% | 37% | 83% | 37% | 80% | 22% | 87% | 85% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +1.60 | +1.70 | -0.60 | 13% | 318 |
| 2017/18 | 47% | 11% | 67% | 24% | 53% | 18% | 64% | 27% | 73% | 67% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | +0.20 | -4.50 | +0.10 | — | 324 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 319 | 24.1 | 14% | 7% | 21% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 315 | 23.7 | 15% | 7% | 21% | 6% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 299 | 22.7 | 18% | 7% | 22% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 308 | 22.6 | 12% | 6% | 22% | 6% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 319 | 23.2 | 11% | 8% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 318 | 22.5 | 13% | 8% | 20% | 4% | 7% |
| 2017/18 | — | 23.5 | — | — | — | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.