Durweston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
2.626 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2017–2019 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Durweston Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
Durweston 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 | 2.626 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- At the higher standard, 0% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- For Reception 2025 the last child offered a place lived 2.626 miles away, nearer than in 2017 but further than in 2019, with the biggest swing from 2017 to 2019.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23% across 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
- Durweston, Blandford Forum, DT11 0QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 144 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enter this welcoming village school, chatting with their friends, excited about the activities that lie ahead.”
- “When they leave Year 6, pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics.”
- “They represent their school with maturity and want to do their best.”
To improve
- “Very occasionally, a few pupils struggle to apply their knowledge to new tasks when working independently.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 80% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Milldown CofE Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downlands Community School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published