Conifers Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.652 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2017 trend 🔒
Conifers Primary School is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Conifers 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 | 2.652 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception offer went to a child 2.652 miles away, 12th longest of the 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2016 to 2017, and the 2026 Reception figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “The headteacher has ensured that the school sits at the heart of its community.”
- “For example, there are strong links with the nearby fire station and other local employers.”
- “The headteacher has, successfully, raised the aspirations of pupils in what the future might hold for them.”
To improve
- “For example, leaders know that pupils’ writing is not yet as precise as it should be.”
- “Following the decline in the quality of pupils’ writing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have not maintained a critical focus on the finer aspects of pupils’ writing.”
- “Therefore, some pupils are failing to have the correct pencil grip, so their handwriting is scruffy and illegible.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 69% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Chickerell Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- Radipole Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published