Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney is a primary school located in Dorchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Litton Cheney, Dorchester

School Information

Address: Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AU
Website: http://www.thorners.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01308482410
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Sitch
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113804

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 100
Number of Boys: 38
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -6 to 3.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -9 to -0.6
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -3.2 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney , DT2 9AU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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