St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Shaftesbury, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2017
4.009 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 18 April 2017
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Shaftesbury, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 entry.
St Andrew's Church of England 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 2017 | 4.009 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2017 the last Reception place went to a child living 4.009 miles away, the 2nd longest of the 4 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2017 last distance.
- For Reception in 2026: 13 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Ofsted's latest visit, on 24 September 2024, gave no judgement; the previous graded outcome, on 27 April 2022, was Requires improvement.
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
- West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for all, putting pupils’ best interests at the heart of everything they do.”
- “The school has high aspirations for what pupils can achieve.”
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils with SEND do not learn as well as they could.”
- “This is because, sometimes, adaptations to teaching do not help pupils to learn the intended knowledge.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils struggle to recall previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 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 Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stower Provost Community School 4.8 mi Not judged
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Motcombe CofE Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published