Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–9 · Dorchester, Dorset
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School is a primary school in Dorchester, Dorset for ages 3–9 (voluntary aided school). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 60 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They enjoy school and attend well.”
- “They know and adhere to the school values of respect, kindness and courage.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “Teaching does not check pupils' understanding effectively.”
- “This means that pupils sometimes have inaccuracies in their knowledge that persist.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020, as Dorset published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Portesham Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Damers First School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Prince of Wales School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Park Church of England First School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published