Academy · Dorset
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Dorset council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 40 families put this school as their first choice, and 40 places were offered. 40 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 40 | 40 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 50 | 47 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 35 | 35 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 15 February 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 333 (capacity 420)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Academy trust
- SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Phone
- 01747852901
- Address
- Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ
- Website
- shaftesburyprimary.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.