Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Clive Padgett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 149
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 113965
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01258472796
About this school
Yewstock School is a community special school in Sturminster Newton. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 167 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yewstock 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Yewstock 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 | 0% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.33%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 18.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Forum School2.9 miles
Special schools · Blandford Forum
-
Hanford School4.2 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
-
Clayesmore School4.6 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
-
Bryanston School6.9 miles
Independent schools · Blandford Forum
-
Port Regis Preparatory School7.0 miles
Independent schools · Shaftesbury
Other schools in Sturminster Newton
Common questions
- What ages does Yewstock School teach?
- Yewstock School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Sturminster Newton.
- Who is the headteacher of Yewstock School?
- The headteacher of Yewstock School is Mr Clive Padgett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yewstock School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yewstock 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 Yewstock School?
- Yewstock School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Yewstock School full?
- Yewstock School has capacity for 149 pupils and 167 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Yewstock School a faith school?
- No. Yewstock School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Yewstock School have?
- The schools register lists Yewstock School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Yewstock School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Yewstock School's absence rate?
- Yewstock School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yewstock School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yewstock 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.