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EnglandSouth WestDorsetDT10 1BZWilliam Barnes Primary School
Primary

William Barnes Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Sturminster Newton · DT10 1BZ http://www.williambarnes.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
166
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of William Barnes Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+10pp
69%57%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
10%
+10pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
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
166
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
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
2024/2555%10%71%35%77%10%68%32%97%71%106.0104.0105.021%166
2023/2445%0%68%26%77%10%45%3%94%58%105.098.0102.022%175
2022/2358%12%77%35%85%15%77%19%96%81%106.0104.0105.0-0.20+1.10-0.8020%178
2018/1969%7%72%31%76%17%79%31%90%69%106.0107.0107.0+1.30-0.10+1.7023%191
2017/1865%19%77%42%87%26%77%35%94%77%106.0105.0106.0+0.90+2.10+0.9020%203
2016/1779%29%86%43%93%36%86%43%93%93%107.0107.0109.0+1.70+2.50+1.8013%185

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
2024/2516619.021%25%24%5%15%
2023/2417519.622%27%24%6%14%
2022/2317820.020%23%22%6%17%
2021/2216719.117%19%23%7%20%
2020/2117418.921%15%24%
2018/1919117.423%14%25%4%5%
2017/1820321.120%13%24%4%9%
2016/1718518.513%12%25%4%4%

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