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Milborne Port Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Sherborne, DT9 5EP

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Milborne Port Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 May 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 11
Pupils169
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Carmen Danyali
TrustTHE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
Local authoritySomerset
Opened01 Mar 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151281.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils169
Girls86
Boys83
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.3%
First language not English6.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.138
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.34.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.26
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size27.6

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
76.9%
Other White
3.6%
Other mixed
1.8%
African
1.2%
White and Asian
0.6%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher31.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.8
Teachers (FTE)5
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.38
Support staff (FTE)10.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.20
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.31
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.19
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.19
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSomersetEngland
Overall absence5%, similar to England, similar to Somerset5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.8%, better than England, better than Somerset13.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, similar to Somerset1%1%

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

Frequently asked questions about Milborne Port Primary School

What is Milborne Port Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Milborne Port Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 1 May 2024.

How hard is it to get into Milborne Port Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Milborne Port Primary School made 20 offers from 31 applications (1.6 per offer), and 19 of 19 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Milborne Port Primary School?

Milborne Port Primary School has 169 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Milborne Port Primary School?

Milborne Port Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Milborne Port Primary School?

At Milborne Port Primary School, the average class had 27.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 31.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Milborne Port Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Milborne Port Primary School missed 5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.