Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
3.378 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2015–2019 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2025 entry.
Shillingstone 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 2025 | 3.378 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2025 lived 3.378 miles away, about the same as in 2019 and 2015, though the figure swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 7 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% 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
- Augustan Avenue, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, DT11 0TX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Shillingstone are proud to belong to an inclusive and caring community.”
- “They are kind and patient with one another.”
- “Pupils have warm relationships with staff and they feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, the precision evident in curriculum planning is not always evident in how it is delivered.”
- “For example, sometimes, learning activities do not precisely match what pupils can do.”
- “This means some pupils do not move on to more complex work when they are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 December 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) | 67% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 7 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 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Barnes Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good
- Milldown CofE Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published