# St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is a primary school in Dorset, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 125 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149656. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 125
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 149656

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- Inspection: Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Dorset and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Dorset | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [The Forum School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forum-school-e116593): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hanford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanford-school-e113911): 1.7 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Shillingstone Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shillingstone-church-of-england-primary-school-e147141): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/149656)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149656)

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