Motcombe CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Shaftesbury, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2016
3.723 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 18 April 2016
Motcombe CofE Primary School is a primary school in Shaftesbury, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 entry.
Motcombe 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 2016 | 3.723 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest published Reception last distance offered dates from 2016, when it was 3.723 miles.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- In 2024/25, 14% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Church Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 146 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Motcombe is a happy place to be.”
- “Pupils feel well looked after and safe.”
- “They know that staff will help them if they need it.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, leaders have not identified or carefully sequenced the precise knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “As a result, some pupils have gaps in their understanding and do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 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) | 68% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gillingham Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wyke Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stower Provost Community School 3.4 mi Not judged
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull 5.1 mi Good