Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY
Headteacher: Mr Phillip SalesSchool website ↗Pupils: 109 (capacity: 105)Part of SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
71.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 71%·Maths 100%→All three 71%
Reading
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75%
100%
Writing
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75%
100%
Maths
0%
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75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 9
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 9
- How many got their first choice?
- 9of 9 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 19
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
52 girls, 57 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 93% (2017/18), currently 71%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 74.0% | 11.0% | +4.1 | +3.6 | +2.7 |
| 2016/17 | 82.0% | 9.0% | +7.4 | +7.7 | +4.2 |
| 2017/18 | 93.0% | 14.0% | +8.2 | +7.3 | +6.8 |
| 2018/19 | 78.0% | 11.0% | +2.1 | +3.2 | +4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 57.0% | 0.0% | +0.2 | -5.1 | +3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 79.0% | 14.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 71.0% | 6.0% | - | - | - |