Primary
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 101 of 175 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- SHERBORNE AREA SCHOOLS' TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 7.7
- Pupils per adult
- 10.5
- Pupils
- 81
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 September 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- 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)Earlier inspections1
April 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
80%
33 points above the Shaftesbury average (47% across 6 schools)
107.0
3.3 above the Shaftesbury average (103.7 across 6 schools)
1st of 6 by our score, among the primary schools in Shaftesbury we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2023/2024
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 80% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
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 time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 70% |
| 23/24 | 80% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF
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
- Matthew Barge
- Address
- West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF
- Telephone
- 01747811500