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Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

Dorset, BH20 5SAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
6 1st-choice / 6 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Dorset, one of 119 state primary schools in the local authority. With 120 pupils on roll and a capacity of 140, it sits in a landscape where only three schools in the LA hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school’s most recent graded inspection, in January 2025, rated it Good overall, with Good marks for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a consistent performance compared with its previous inspection in 2017, which also judged it Good. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools in the area are Spetisbury CofE Primary School, St Ives Primary & Nursery School, and Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. Headteacher Ellie Griffiths leads a mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11, and the school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 16 applications for 6 places, with all 6 first-preference offers accepted, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.67.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Lane, West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5SA
HeadteacherEllie Griffiths
Local AuthorityDorset
Number of Pupils120
Free School Meals (FSM)15.0%
School Capacity120 / 140 (86% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 10 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Dining HallSports HallArt StudiosSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

SwimmingRoundersTennisAthleticsCricket

Clubs & Activities

GardeningBook ClubScience ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.