Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Lenthay Road, Sherborne, DT9 6AQ
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa ThompsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 339 (capacity: 420)Part of SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
48%
Reading, Writing & Maths
98%
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.
48.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 60%·Writing 66%·Maths 54%→All three 48%
Reading
0%
25%
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75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
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?
- 45
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 44
- How many got their first choice?
- 43of 44 (97.7%)
- How many applied in total?
- 72
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
32.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
12.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
181 girls, 158 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 77% (2018/19), currently 48%
* 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 | 55.0% | 6.0% | -1.8 | +0.3 | -1.5 |
| 2016/17 | 68.0% | 16.0% | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 |
| 2017/18 | 64.0% | 13.0% | -2.2 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 2018/19 | 77.0% | 9.0% | -0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022/23 | 53.0% | 11.0% | -1.2 | +3.6 | -0.7 |
| 2023/24 | 45.0% | 10.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 48.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - |