Best Primary schools in Dorset

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 7 Good: 13 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0

Earliest inspection

11 Mar 2013

Latest inspection

9 Sep 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

St Ives Primary & Nursery School
Primary • Academy converter • Ringwood • BH24 2LE

Last inspected on 31 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
2.

Rushcombe First School
Primary • Community school • Wimborne • BH21 3PX

Last inspected on 30 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
3.

St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Weymouth • DT3 5DQ

Last inspected on 25 Jun 2015 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
4.

Trinity Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Verwood • BH31 7PG

Last inspected on 3 Mar 2014 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
5.

St James Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 4JN

Last inspected on 27 Feb 2014 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
6.

Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 7LX

Last inspected on 24 May 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
7.

St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Primary • Academy converter • Gillingham • SP8 5BN

Last inspected on 11 Mar 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
8.

Wimborne First School and Nursery
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 4FW

Last inspected on 9 Sep 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
9.

Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bridport • DT6 5LA

Last inspected on 18 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
10.

Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Dorchester • DT2 0AX

Last inspected on 12 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
11.

St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Weymouth • DT4 7TP

Last inspected on 9 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
12.

Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Weymouth • DT4 9QX

Last inspected on 7 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
13.

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
Primary • Academy converter • Weymouth • DT4 0RH

Last inspected on 6 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
14.

Hayeswood First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 2HN

Last inspected on 18 Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
15.

Henbury View First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 3TR

Last inspected on 15 Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
16.

Piddle Valley Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 7QL

Last inspected on 15 Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
17.

Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Wareham • BH20 5EE

Last inspected on 12 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
18.

Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • DT11 0TX

Last inspected on 6 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
19.

Cranborne Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 5QB

Last inspected on 4 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
20.

Bovington Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Wareham • BH20 6LE

Last inspected on 27 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good