Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Newfield Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8WF
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Pimperne Church of England VC 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
- Mrs Fiona Waller
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 113774
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Blandford Forum. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - |
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 Pimperne Church of England VC 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 | 80% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 7.9% | 191 | — |
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 183 | 0.0 miles |
| Downlands Community School | 42% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 201 | 1.4 miles |
| Milldown CofE Academy | 48% | 6.2% | 23.2% | 200 | 2.0 miles |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6.5% | 27.9% | 411 | 2.1 miles |
| Durweston Church of England Primary School | 80% | 6.8% | 10.6% | 144 | 2.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Downlands Community School1.4 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Milldown CofE Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Durweston Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
Other schools in Blandford Forum
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Downlands Community School Primary
- Durweston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Milborne St Andrew First School Primary
- Milldown CofE Academy Primary
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford Primary
- The Blandford School Secondary
- The Forum Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School teach?
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Blandford Forum.
- Has Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pimperne Church of England VC 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 Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School?
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School had 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pimperne Church of England VC 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 9 July 2024.