Spetisbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.994 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019 figure 🔒
Spetisbury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Spetisbury CofE 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 | 3.994 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.994 miles away, further than in 2019 and 4th longest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published last distance.
- There were 27 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers in 2026; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% 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
- High Street, Spetisbury, Blandford Forum, DT11 9DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders are respected role models for pupils.”
- “They enable, along with all other members of staff, an atmosphere of calmness and warmth to pervade through the school.”
- “Pupil leaders speak with heartfelt sincerity about their school, and all pupils appreciate the opportunities that are offered to them.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, the learning sequence has only been established recently, and as a result, assessment is not well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 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) | 77% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sturminster Marshall First School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Milldown CofE Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Downlands Community School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dunbury Church of England Academy 4.9 mi School remains Good