Cheselbourne Village School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · DORCHESTER, Dorset
Cheselbourne Village School is a primary school in DORCHESTER, Dorset for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cheselbourne, DORCHESTER, DT2 7NT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 49 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this inclusive and caring school.”
- “The values of ‘respect, challenge and nurture’ are central to school life.”
- “Leaders have high expectations and are determined that all pupils will succeed.”
To improve
- “Some subjects within the wider curriculum are not as well designed or sequenced as others.”
- “Pupils are not always able to recall prior learning in order to make connections with new learning.”
- “However, they struggle to use what they already know and can do to develop their understanding of musical terms, such as rhythm and tempo, effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Milborne St Andrew First School 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Piddle Valley Church of England First School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Puddletown Church of England First School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dunbury Church of England Academy 4.7 mi School remains Good
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published