St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.865 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Nicholas and St Laurence 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 2026 | 0.865 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 0.865 miles away, 4th shortest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published last distance; the middle was 1.64 miles.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2015, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 24 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
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
- Broadwey, Weymouth, DT3 5DQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school knows its pupils and their families well.”
- “The ethos of the school is one of warmth and community.”
- “Parents and carers speak highly of the care the school shows.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school is refining the most important knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn and when.”
- “As a result, some of this information is not explicitly in place.”
- “In a few subjects in the wider curriculum, the school’s checks on what pupils know and remember are not as effective as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2025 (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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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.
- Radipole Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bincombe Valley Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Chickerell Primary Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Conifers Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published