Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Dorchester · DT2 7BY · Dorset
Ages 2–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM15.4%
0.0 miles away
ClosedPrimaryURN 113776
Buckland Newton Church of England School
Voluntary controlled school · Dorchester · DT2 7BY
Ages 4–11 · 71 pupils · Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2017).
Capacity fill68%
71 pupils · 105 places
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- Boys / girls
- 35 / 40
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 71 / 105 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 4.2%
- FSM pupils
- 3
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Ralph
Location
- Address
- Buckland Newton
- Postcode
- DT2 7BY
- Town
- Dorchester
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset
- District
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dorchester, Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, 71 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Ralph