Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
4.553 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2015–2022 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2025 entry.
Pimperne Church of England VC 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 | 4.553 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 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 4.553 miles away, the 3rd longest of 14 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- That 2025 distance was nearer the school than in 2022 but further than in 2015, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% 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
- Newfield Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 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.
- Downlands Community School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Milldown CofE Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published