Puddletown Church of England First School

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	4-9
Religion	Church of England
Address	Dorchester Road Puddletown Dorchester Dorset DT2 8FZ
Reference Number	141806

General Makeup

Number of pupils	135
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 47.41% Girls: 52.59%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	11.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	26.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	28

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	10	18	28
2	10	13	23
3	10	17	27
4	18	11	29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	91.9%
White, Other	3.7%
White & Asian	1.5%
African	1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.7%
White & Black (African)	0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date	2025-07-09

Date	Description	Report
2025-06-03	School inspection	School inspection
2023-11-29	School inspection	School inspection
2018-03-23	Short inspection	Short inspection
2015-04-08	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as Puddletown Church of England First School
2014-03-28	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2011-02-01	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-04-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2004-11-22	Full inspection	Full inspection
2014-03-28	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2011-02-01	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-04-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2004-11-22	Full inspection	Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school	23	16	4	1	1	45
2. My child feels safe at this school	28	13	2	1	1	45
3. My child makes good progress at this school	25	14	6	0	0	45
4. My child is well looked after at this school	26	12	5	1	1	45
5. My child is taught well at this school	21	17	5	0	2	45
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age	14	24	7	0	0	45
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved	30	11	1	0	3	45
8. This school deals effectively with bullying	21	11	3	1	9	45
9. This school is well led and managed	25	11	5	0	4	45
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise	20	14	9	2	0	45
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress	23	17	4	1	0	45
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent?		37	8

2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	10	0
Third Preference	7	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

Sample

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Name	Distance
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Coombe Road, Puddletown, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT2 8SA	0.3 miles
Frome Valley CofE VA First School School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8WR	3.24 miles
Milborne St Andrew First School Hopsfield, Milborne St Andrew, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0JE	3.43 miles
Cheselbourne Village School Cheselbourne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7NT	3.69 miles
Broadmayne First School Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PH	4.6 miles
Sunninghill Preparatory School South Court, Dorchester, DT1 1EB	4.61 miles
Piddle Valley Church of England First School Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7QL	4.63 miles
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Lucetta Lane, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DD	4.64 miles
Manor Park Church of England First School Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2BH	4.77 miles
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School Barnes Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DZ	4.85 miles

Name	Distance
Dorset Studio School Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PX	3.35 miles