Primary schools in Sturminster Newton
4 primary schools in Sturminster Newton, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Sturminster Newton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Sturminster Newton first 51 times for 50 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Dorset authority's 118 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Hazelbury Bryan Primary School, to 3.31 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
- William Barnes Primary School
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
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