# St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester is a primary school in Dorset, for pupils aged 2 to 9.

It had 177 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140771. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 9
- Pupils: 177
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 140771

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 11 January 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Osmund's Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osmunds-church-of-england-middle-school-e147904): 400 m. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manor Park Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-park-church-of-england-first-school-e149484): 420 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- [Sunninghill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunninghill-preparatory-school-e113927): 480 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Dorchester Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-middle-school-e138186): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Thomas Hardye School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-hardye-school-e137163): 1.7 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Prince of Wales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-prince-of-wales-school-e113747): 1.8 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140771)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140771)

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