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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 113762

Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Dorchester · DT2 0AX

Ages 4–11 · 137 pupils · Dorset

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
132

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

137 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
137
Boys / girls
72 / 65
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
137 / 150 (91%)
Free school meals
19.7%
FSM pupils
27
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
Miss Julie Attwell

Location

Address
Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton
Postcode
DT2 0AX
Town
Dorchester
County
Dorset
Local authority
Dorset
District
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

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, Dorset, 137 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Dorchester
24
Primary schools in Dorchester
16
Academies among open schools in Dorchester
50% (12)
Open schools in DT2
16
Primary in DT2
12
Open schools in Dorset LA
184
Primary in Dorset LA
119

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Julie Attwell
Telephone
01300320644
Website
http://www.greenford.dorset.sch.uk

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