Primary
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 110 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 10.1
- Pupils per adult
- 11.2
- Pupils
- 113
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
71%
6 points above the Dorchester average (65% across 4 schools)
108.0
0.7 above the Dorchester average (107.3 across 4 schools)
4th 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 | 71% |
| Working at a higher standard | 6% |
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 | 57% |
| 23/24 | 79% |
| 24/25 | 71% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY
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
- Phillip Sales
- Address
- Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY
- Telephone
- 01300345393
Other primary schools nearby
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolNot enough data
- Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolNot enough data
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School6.2/10
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNot enough data
- Cheselbourne Village SchoolNot enough data
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School2.3/10