Hazelbury Bryan Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.312 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2023 trend 🔒
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School is a primary school in Sturminster Newton, Dorset for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.312 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 3.312 miles from the school, the 8th longest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2023 and nearer than in 2017, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Droop, Hazelbury Bryan Primary School, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Hazelbury Bryan Primary is a welcoming and compassionate school.”
- “Parents value the ‘family feel’.”
- “They appreciate the time staff take to build warm and supportive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils’ knowledge from their previous learning is less secure.”
- “Pupils can use this knowledge to solve mathematical problems, although they do not do this often enough.”
- “However, some of this is not well implemented.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- William Barnes Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheselbourne Village School 5.1 mi School remains Good
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stalbridge Church of England Primary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Piddle Valley Church of England First School 6.2 mi Good Last distance published