Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Ruth Adler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 113799
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0193583287
About this school
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Dorchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 70 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 14 | 11 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 82% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 82% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 29% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 49th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.4% | 13.1% | 70 | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 31% | 5.3% | 20.6% | 99 | 4.2 miles |
| Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School | 63% | 7.1% | 24.3% | 137 | 4.3 miles |
| Thornford CofE Primary School | 53% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 104 | 5.7 miles |
| Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School | 9% | 5.5% | 44.6% | 58 | 5.7 miles |
| East Coker Community Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 14.9% | 199 | 5.7 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)
- 13.1%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Dorchester
-
Thornford CofE Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Sherborne
-
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
East Coker Community Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Dorchester
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Dorchester.
- Broadmayne First School Primary
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Primary
- Cheselbourne Village School Primary
- Damers First School Primary
- Frome Valley CofE First School Primary
- Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Church of England First School Primary
- Piddle Valley Church of England First School Primary
- Puddletown Church of England First School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Primary
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Dorchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Miss Ruth Adler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 many pupils are at Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 70 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 49th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.