Primary
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 115 of 105 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
73%
108.0
1st of 4 by our score, among the primary schools in Dorchester we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Working at a higher standard | 7% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 64% |
| 23/24 | 78% |
| 24/25 | 73% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Michael Sitch
- Address
- Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU
- Telephone
- 01308482410
Other primary schools nearby
- Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School5.7/10
- Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.6/10
- Loders CofE Primary Academy3.7/10
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolNot enough data
- Portesham Church of England Primary School5.2/10
- Bridport Primary School5.8/10