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St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

Primary Academy school in Dorchester DT1 2DD

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  • School Reference Number: 140771
  • Address: Lucetta Lane, Dorchester DT1 2DD
  • Headteacher: Mrs Paula Fearn
  • Telephone: 01305 262258
  • Website: stmarysdorchester.dorset.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Plymouth CAST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 183
  • Local Education Authority: Dorset
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 9
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2014* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 13/07/2010

Rating published on 08/09/2010

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
10 January 2023 2 March 2023 School inspection
25 January 2017 7 March 2017 Short inspection
3 April 2014 4 April 2014 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number140771
Local Authority Code838
Local Authority NameDorset
Establishment Number3404
School / College NameSt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2014
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High9
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC15
DioceseDiocese of Plymouth
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity183
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils182
Number of Boys80
Number of Girls102
Percentage Free School Meals9.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4214
Academy trust or TrustPLYMOUTH CAST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorPlymouth CAST
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10045622
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetLucetta Lane
Locality
Address3
TownDorchester
County (name)Dorset
PostcodeDT1 2DD
Websitehttp://www.stmarysdorchester.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone01305262258
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first namePaula
Headteacher/Principal last nameFearn
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000059
DistrictDorset
Ward CodeE05012696
WardDorchester East
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001575
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Dorset
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeX999999
Easting369777
Northing89951
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dorset 034
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dorset 034B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code835
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN200000754592
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004278
LSOA CodeE01020519
Free School Meals18
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN140771
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/140771
LAESTAB8383404
School nameSt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2014
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDorset
Parliamentary constituencyWest Dorset
Multi-academy trust UID4214
Multi-academy trust namePLYMOUTH CAST
Academy sponsor UID4213
Academy sponsor namePlymouth CAST
PostcodeDT1 2DD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils182
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest ageN/A
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10212391
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection140771
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8383404
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection11/01/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date01/03/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS338248
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date13/07/2010
Publication date08/09/2010
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection113827
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8353404
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS289736
Previous inspection start date20/06/2007
Previous publication date06/07/2007
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection113827
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8353404
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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