Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School
School Lane, Wareham, BH20 5SA
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by Lulworth and Winfrith CofE 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 Richard Skinner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 135323
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Wareham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - |
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 Lulworth and Winfrith CofE 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 | 56% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 17.1% | 111 | — |
| Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 15% | 95 | 0.0 miles |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | 46% | 3.6% | 23.9% | 116 | 3.7 miles |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.9% | 10.3% | 81 | 3.8 miles |
| Bovington Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 19% | 180 | 5.1 miles |
| Frome Valley CofE First School | — | 4.7% | 23.3% | 141 | 6.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.1%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Wool Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Bovington Academy5.1 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Frome Valley CofE First School6.5 miles
Primary · Dorchester
Other schools in Wareham
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Primary
- Bovington Academy Primary
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School Primary
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wool Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Purbeck School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School teach?
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wareham.
- Has Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lulworth and Winfrith CofE 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 big is Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School?
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School had 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC 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 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lulworth and Winfrith CofE 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 31 December 2023.