The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
State · Reception–Year 6 · 201 pupils
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury SP7 8PZ
Year groups
Reception–Year 6
Primary
Pupils
333
On roll
Ages
4–11
Capacity 420
Local authority
Dorset
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Schola Grade 1
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. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School is a primary academy in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for pupils aged 4–11 (Reception–Year 6). It is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
It has 333 pupils on roll and room for 420. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 1 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
- Reception–Year 6
- Ages
- 4–11
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils on roll
- 333
- Capacity
- 420 pupils
- Free school meals
- 24.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 141810
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