Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School

Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9LW

Requires Improvement

Inspected 3 July 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

3–9

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary aided school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Dorset →
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–9
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 65 / 90 (72%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Last Ofsted Inspection: 3 July 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

4.6%

Disadvantaged

3.1%

EAL

1.5%

SEN support

9.2%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

4.3%

Overall absence

12.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.98

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

16.3

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

3.73

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.3 vs 2023/24

£47,328

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,476 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,861

Spend per pupil

£9,037

Income per pupil

52%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.