Chickerell Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2024
2016–2022 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chickerell Primary Academy is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2024 entry.
Chickerell Primary Academy 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2024, which 0 of the 7 other Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2024 outcome did.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 3 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026, Reception had 42 first-choice applications for 51 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 116 Dorset primary schools, with every first-choice family offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Rashley Road, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s view, ‘every child matters, so every day counts,’ is at the heart of its work.”
- “The school provides high-quality pastoral support to pupils and their families.”
- “It teaches pupils how to be safe, keep mentally well and stay active.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils do not attend school regularly.”
- “This impacts on these pupils’ learning.”
- “Consequently, there are gaps in some pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 52% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 42 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.
- Conifers Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Radipole Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published