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St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull

Primary Ages 4-11 51 pupils Sturminster Newton

St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull is an academy sponsor led in Sturminster Newton for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 51 pupils on roll. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. About 66% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address New Street
Marnhull
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 1PZ
Phone 01258820206
Reference Number 150360

General Makeup

Number of pupils 51
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.98%
Girls: 49.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 14.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 14.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 6 8
2 4 4 8
3 5 6 11
4 5 2 7
5 5 1 6
6 2 3 5

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 103

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull had 57 pupils for 168 places. 111 places (66.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Gillingham Rural Primary” planning area

Dorset counted 23 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 29 in 2029–30, up 26%.

20242025
Places 168168
Pupils 6557
Unfilled 61.3%66.1%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 2.9%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%1.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%3.7%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.3% of pupils at St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 5.3
Permanent exclusions 0

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull had 12.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 7.76.4
Teachers who left state teaching 31.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 42.9%–
Sick days per teacher 8.8–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 4 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 2
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull received £9,855 and spent £10,362 for each of its 57 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£607 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Pickwick Academy Trust, income was £6,042 and spending £5,893 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £35,000
per pupil £607
In-year balance -£29,000
per pupil -£508

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
Old Mill Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1JX
0.86 miles
Stower Provost Community School
Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5LX
2.41 miles
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School
Duck Lane, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2LP
2.81 miles
William Barnes Primary School
Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1BZ
3 miles
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge
Ash Walk, Henstridge, St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0QD
3.66 miles
Wyke Primary School
Deane Avenue, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4SH
4.91 miles
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Pheasant Way, Gillingham, SP8 4GG
4.96 miles
Name Distance
Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road, Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1DT
2.32 miles
Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EW
2.44 miles

All schools in Sturminster Newton · Dorset local authority: places and applications

St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull is part of Pickwick Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull have?

St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull cover?

St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull?

St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull is at New Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1PZ.

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