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Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Buckland Newton, Dorchester DT2 7BY
Year groups
Nursery–Year 6
Primary
Pupils
110
On roll
Ages
2–11
Capacity 105
Local authority
Dorset
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded primary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is a primary academy in Dorchester, Dorset, for pupils aged 2–11 (Nursery–Year 6). It is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
It has 110 pupils on roll and room for 105. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Primary
- Year groups
- Nursery–Year 6
- Ages
- 2–11
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- Capacity
- 105 pupils
- Free school meals
- 15.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 144413
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