Bere Regis Primary and Preschool
Southbrook, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wessex Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 145721
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01929471334
About this school
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool is a primary academy in Wareham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 119 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- 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 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 64% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 71% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Bere Regis Primary and Preschool 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 | 39% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bere Regis Primary and Preschool compares
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool ranked 74th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.6% | 21% | 119 | — |
| Milborne St Andrew First School | — | 6.6% | 22.9% | 43 | 3.4 miles |
| Dunbury Church of England Academy | 45% | 3.6% | 13.3% | 131 | 3.5 miles |
| Bovington Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 19% | 180 | 3.8 miles |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.9% | 10.3% | 81 | 4.9 miles |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | 46% | 3.6% | 23.9% | 116 | 5.1 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)
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 13.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milborne St Andrew First School3.4 miles
Primary · Blandford Forum
-
Dunbury Church of England Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Winterborne Whitechurch
-
Bovington Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Wareham
-
Wool Church of England Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Wareham
Other schools in Wareham
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wareham.
- 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 Bere Regis Primary and Preschool teach?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bere Regis Primary and Preschool?
- The headteacher of Bere Regis Primary and Preschool is Mrs Rachael Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bere Regis Primary and Preschool last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bere Regis Primary and Preschool, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bere Regis Primary and Preschool?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bere Regis Primary and Preschool full?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool has capacity for 140 pupils and 119 on roll (85%), 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 Bere Regis Primary and Preschool a faith school?
- No. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool has no designated religious character.
- Does Bere Regis Primary and Preschool have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bere Regis Primary and Preschool as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bere Regis Primary and Preschool?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool is part of WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bere Regis Primary and Preschool's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bere Regis Primary and Preschool rank locally?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool ranked 74th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bere Regis Primary and Preschool's absence rate?
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bere Regis Primary and Preschool's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bere Regis Primary and Preschool'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 10 July 2026.