Sherborne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sherborne, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.239 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sherborne Primary School is a primary school in Sherborne, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Sherborne 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 | 5.239 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 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
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 5.239 miles away, the 2nd longest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 distance was the longest of the 5 years published; 17 of the 78 applications (22%) came from outside Dorset, and 12 offers went to them.
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 47 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 6% 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
- Harbour Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 304 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Sherborne Primary enjoy being part of this caring community.”
- “They feel they belong and know they are safe.”
- “Pupils are known well as individuals and their barriers to learning are quickly identified.”
To improve
- “However, pupils are not learning and remembering the curriculum as well as they should.”
- “The quality of pupils’ written work and their depth of mathematical understanding are not as high as their reading accuracy and fluency.”
- “The school does not identify weaknesses in pupils’ handwriting quickly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2026 (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) | 47% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 46 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.
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trent Young's CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thornford CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stalbridge Church of England Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School 8.2 mi No Ofsted grade