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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT2 9AUThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Primary

Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

Primary

Dorset · Dorchester · DT2 9AU http://www.thorners.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
114
cap. 105
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
114
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
114
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney · Primary · Dorset

Finance£6445 spend / pupil£6161 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
-5pp
78%71%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 69.8%
SPAG higher standard
47%
LA AVG 23.25%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.35
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
114
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU
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
2024/2573%7%87%47%80%13%87%33%93%80%108.0107.0108.011%114
2023/2478%0%78%44%78%11%78%22%78%67%106.0104.0102.013%95
2022/2364%0%91%55%73%0%73%45%73%64%109.0106.0104.0+3.00-1.50-0.3010%110
2018/1963%0%88%38%75%0%100%25%100%100%106.0109.0108.0-1.40-4.80+0.8016%94
2017/1875%8%75%25%75%25%83%17%83%83%105.0106.0106.0-2.10-0.40+0.3024%88
2016/1773%0%73%27%73%0%73%36%73%55%105.0106.0101.0-1.00-3.10-0.2016%98

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
2024/2511420.211%2%11%4%9%
2023/249520.213%2%11%4%14%
2022/2311023.210%3%9%5%12%
2021/229921.49%1%10%6%18%
2020/2110021.010%1%9%
2018/199420.016%2%10%4%7%
2017/188817.924%2%11%4%6%
2016/179817.916%0%7%5%4%

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