Portesham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Weymouth · DT3 4HP · Dorset
Ages 4–11
- Absence8.0%
- FSM17.4%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
ClosedPrimaryURN 113833
Portesham Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Weymouth · DT3 4HP
Ages 2–11 · 57 pupils · Dorset
Overall absence
6.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Absence
Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 58
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
5
Places offered
5
1st-preference offers
5
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 10
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 5
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (20 Jan 2022).
Capacity fill54%
57 pupils · 105 places
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- Boys / girls
- 24 / 33
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 57 / 105 (54%)
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- FSM pupils
- 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- 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 aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Prior
Location
- Address
- Winters Close, Portesham
- Postcode
- DT3 4HP
- Town
- Weymouth
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Dorset
- District
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Rural village
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Weymouth, Dorset, 57 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.8%. 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.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Prior