School profile

Bincombe Valley Primary School

Primary · Community school · Weymouth, DT3 6AW

Requires improvement

Map showing Bincombe Valley Primary School

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
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Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,367 of 15,057

Worse than 75% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Bincombe Valley Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 24 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils291 of 302 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Adam Gough
Local authorityDorset
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 113716.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDorsetEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%-63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%-8%
Average reading score105-106
Average maths score103-105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score102-105
Expected standard in reading79%-76%
Expected standard in writing79%-73%
Expected standard in maths63%-75%
Pupils taking tests43--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils291
Girls133
Boys158
Eligible for free school meals42.3%
First language not English5.5%
SEN support74
EHC plan25
Average class size23

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.1%
Other White
1.7%
Other Asian
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
Pakistani
1%
African
0.7%
Irish
0.3%
Bangladeshi
0.3%
Chinese
0.3%
Other ethnic group
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDorsetEngland
Overall absence6.6%-5.1%
Persistent absence19.6%-13.2%
Severe absence0.4%-1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)27
Applications (Reception)50
First preference applications (Reception)29
First preference offers (Reception)25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places302
Pupils on roll259
Unfilled places14.2%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21
Pupils per adult9.5
Teachers (FTE)12.97
Teaching assistants (FTE)15.18
Support staff (FTE)17.59
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2516.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.2
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate3.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Bincombe Valley Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryWey Valley AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimarySt John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryRadipole Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimarySouthill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Bincombe Valley Primary School

What is Bincombe Valley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Bincombe Valley Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 24 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Bincombe Valley Primary School rank in England?

Bincombe Valley Primary School ranks 11,367 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 75% of schools).

How many pupils attend Bincombe Valley Primary School?

Bincombe Valley Primary School has 291 pupils aged 2 to 11, with capacity for 302.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.