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Radipole Primary School

Community school · Weymouth · DT3 5HS

Ages 4–11 · 437 pupils · Dorset

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.81 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-09-12

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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
389

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

0.81 · Often has places

1st preferences

47

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
148
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

437 pupils · 444 places

Pupils on roll
437
Boys / girls
204 / 233
School capacity
444
Capacity fill
437 / 444 (98%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kathy McCann

Location

Address
Radipole Lane
Postcode
DT3 5HS
Town
Weymouth
County
Dorset
Local authority
Dorset
District
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Weymouth, Dorset, 437 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Weymouth
22
Primary schools in Weymouth
14
Academies among open schools in Weymouth
50% (11)
Open schools in DT3
9
Primary in DT3
6
Open schools in Dorset LA
184
Primary in Dorset LA
119

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 Kathy McCann
Telephone
01305783353
Website
http://www.radipole.dorset.sch.uk/

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