Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dorset
Chard Street, Thorncombe, TA20 4NE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
18.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
34
Capacity used
Has space44%
77 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
1 of 1 families who put it first got an offer
1
Places offered
4
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 1 | 1 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 25% |
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sally Davies
- Address
- Chard Street, Chard, Thorncombe, TA20 4NE
- Phone
- 0146030535
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- Marshwood Vale · West Dorset
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 151307
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
34 pupils · 77 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 27 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dorset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.