Hazelbury Bryan Primary School
Droop, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Waring
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 113669
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01258817492
About this school
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School is a community primary school in Sturminster Newton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 114 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 69% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 85% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hazelbury Bryan Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazelbury Bryan Primary School compares
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School ranked 36th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 3.1% | 19% | 114 | — |
| William Barnes Primary School | 55% | 5.1% | 24.1% | 162 | 4.0 miles |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 14.7% | 110 | 4.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | — | — | 130 | 4.6 miles |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 23.3% | 103 | 5.0 miles |
| Cheselbourne Village School | — | 6.9% | 22.5% | 49 | 5.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.08%
- Persistent absence
- 4.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Barnes Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Sturminster Newton
-
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Dorchester
-
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Cheselbourne Village School5.1 miles
Primary · Dorchester
Other schools in Sturminster Newton
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Primary
- William Barnes Primary School Primary
- Sturminster Newton High School Secondary
- Yewstock School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hazelbury Bryan Primary School teach?
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sturminster Newton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazelbury Bryan Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hazelbury Bryan Primary School is Mrs Kelly Waring, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazelbury Bryan Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazelbury Bryan Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hazelbury Bryan Primary School?
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hazelbury Bryan Primary School full?
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 114 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hazelbury Bryan Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hazelbury Bryan Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hazelbury Bryan Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hazelbury Bryan Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hazelbury Bryan Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hazelbury Bryan Primary School rank locally?
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School ranked 36th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hazelbury Bryan Primary School's absence rate?
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazelbury Bryan Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazelbury Bryan Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.