All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5NQ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Roberts
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 113772
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Sherborne. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 125 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 81% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 6% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 94% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 88% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 88% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 100% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 3.5% | 17.6% | 125 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | — | — | 130 | 0.0 miles |
| Milborne Port Primary School | — | — | — | 169 | 3.8 miles |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.4% | 23.7% | 188 | 4.1 miles |
| Sherborne Primary School | 47% | 5.4% | 21% | 304 | 4.3 miles |
| Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School | 48% | 5.8% | 22.4% | 336 | 4.4 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)
- 17.6%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 3.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Milborne Port Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Stalbridge
-
Sherborne Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Sherborne
Other schools in Sherborne
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Milborne Port Primary School Primary
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sherborne Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Primary
- Thornford CofE Primary School Primary
- Trent Young's CofE Primary School Primary
- The Gryphon School Secondary
- Harbour Vale School Academies
- Leweston School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sherborne.
- Has All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 8 July 2025.