Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way, Weymouth, DT3 6AW
291 pupils · 84% of 348 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 47.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 28 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 29 | 50 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 19 | 39 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 27 | 39 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 30 | 43 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 30 | 46 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 29 | 49 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 38 | 55 | 41 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Radipole Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southill Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.