Puddletown Church of England First School
Dorchester Road, Dorchester, DT2 8FZ
134 pupils · 89% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 June 2025, published 8 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 29 | 47 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 43 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 50 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 27 | 48 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 19 | 42 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 35 | 64 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 24 | 44 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 28 | 51 | 28 |
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
- Frome Valley CofE First School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Milborne St Andrew First School 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cheselbourne Village School 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Broadmayne First School 7.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Piddle Valley Church of England First School 7.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 7.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.