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Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Dorset, DT8 3JQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
18 1st-choice / 18 places
Ranking
#4,420
of 13,686 nationally

About Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this 131-pupil primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score: 70% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure places the school comfortably above the Dorset local authority average of 56%, and ranks it 13th out of 68 primary schools in the county. In the South West region it sits in the 26th percentile, and nationally it ranks 4,420th out of 13,686 primaries. The school’s ranking score of 70 puts it in the top 50 tier nationally, though it sits behind local peers like Spetisbury CofE Primary School, which scored 96.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressFairoak Way, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3JQ
HeadteacherSimon Smith
Local AuthorityDorset
Number of Pupils131
Free School Meals (FSM)24.4%
School Capacity131 / 140 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Jun 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Mar 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sports HallSensory RoomArt StudiosDining HallPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballCricketSwimmingCross CountryAthleticsTennis

Clubs & Activities

CodingChessScience ClubChoir

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

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:00

Source: mosterton.dorset.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.