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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT2 8SASt Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
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St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

All-through

Dorset · Dorchester · DT2 8SA www.stmarys.wessex.ac

Pupils
445
cap. 480
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown · All-through · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+15pp
68%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
445
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA
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
2024/2561%11%72%37%72%18%70%25%92%74%105.0104.0105.027%445
2023/2446%3%68%26%63%6%64%17%77%67%104.0102.0104.025%460
2022/2347%2%71%32%56%4%58%15%76%65%105.0101.0104.0-0.60-2.90-2.8026%479
2018/1966%11%80%30%77%26%81%17%81%84%105.0104.0108.0+0.20-0.50-1.4019%481
2017/1868%13%85%32%74%22%84%25%91%84%107.0105.0108.0-0.50-2.70-1.4018%492
2016/1758%2%75%24%65%6%72%12%79%74%104.0102.0105.0-1.20-5.50-3.4015%505

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
2024/2544519.827%2%17%7%19%
2023/2446019.925%3%16%7%15%
2022/2347919.226%4%19%6%18%
2021/2248719.526%3%20%8%26%
2020/2149420.523%3%19%
2018/1948118.419%2%16%4%7%
2017/1849218.318%2%18%4%8%
2016/1750518.415%1%19%4%9%

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