Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Thorncombe · TA20 4NE
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 10 October 2023
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34 pupils · 44% of 77 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 15.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 151307
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 10 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Compare admissions across the area: Dorset school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
2 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 88% (Dorset 88%, England 60%) · Not recorded 9% (Dorset 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Dorset 1%, England 3%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Dorset: 2.92 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,749; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 20% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 8% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£36,000
Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 36.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 36.2% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 45% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 77.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 8.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 65.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 34.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 4.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01020535 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted