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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT9 6RHSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
Primary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas

Primary

Dorset · Sherborne · DT9 6RH www.bradfordabbas.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
89
cap. 119
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
89
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
89
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas · Primary · Dorset

Finance£0 spend / pupil£7330 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
44%
-14pp
83%64%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
0%
-8pp
29%15%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
50%
LA AVG 69.8%
SPAG higher standard
0%
LA AVG 23.25%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
98.0
LA AVG 103.35
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
89
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Mill Lane, Sherborne, DT9 6RH
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
2024/2544%0%63%19%56%6%69%6%88%50%100.098.098.030%89
2023/2458%8%83%50%75%8%67%17%92%92%107.0103.0105.024%94
2022/2350%29%64%36%64%29%57%29%79%64%104.0102.0102.0-2.00-1.00-3.2024%96
2018/1983%22%89%56%94%33%89%33%89%89%108.0107.0108.0+2.40+1.70+0.8012%115
2017/1876%6%94%47%82%18%94%24%94%82%109.0105.0104.0+3.50+0.00+0.20115

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
2024/258917.930%1%7%4%6%
2023/249420.824%1%8%4%4%
2022/239618.524%1%12%5%16%
2021/2210317.216%1%7%6%19%
2020/2110918.015%0%9%
2018/1911518.512%1%11%4%6%
2017/1819.23%

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