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Best Primary schools in Dorchester

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements (showing top 10 – Go Pro for full list)
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These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Dorchester based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.

Graded primary schools
13
Outstanding
0
Good
11
Median inspection year
2018

Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)

O: 0% · G: 85% · RI: 8% · I: 8%

Summary

Outstanding: 0 Good: 11 Requires improvement: 1 Inadequate: 1
Earliest inspection
Sep 2010 (exact date for Pro)
Latest inspection
May 2024 (exact date for Pro)

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School
    Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 2.
    Piddle Valley Church of England First School
    Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 3.
    Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
    Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Sep 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 4.
    Broadmayne First School
    Primary • Community school • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 5.
    The Prince of Wales School
    Primary • Community school • Dorchester • DT1 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 6.
    Damers First School
    Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT1 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Nov 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 7.
    Frome Valley CofE VA First School
    Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jun 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 8.
    Cheselbourne Village School
    Primary • Community school • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on May 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 9.
    Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
    Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 10.
    Puddletown Church of England First School
    Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Mar 2011 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
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How we rank these schools
  1. Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
  2. More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
  3. Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
  4. We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.

Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.

About Ofsted grades
  • Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
  • Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
  • Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
  • Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.

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