Cheselbourne Village School
Community primary school in DORCHESTER (Dorset).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
93.1%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
12.9
▼ 7.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.5%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
82%
49 / 60 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first44 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Milton Abbey School, 2.8 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Abbey SchoolOther independent | 2.8 mi | Independent | 190 | - |
| Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 43 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 40 | Good, 2023 |
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special | 3.5 mi | Special | 26 | - |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 134 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 441 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Primary | 131 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.1 mi | Primary | 114 | Good, 2023 |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.3 mi | Primary | 110 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled | 6.0 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2023 |
| Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools | 6.3 mi | Secondary | 332 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | 6.9 mi | Primary | 148 | - |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | 7.0 mi | Primary | 141 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 7.3 mi | Independent | 167 | - |
| Employ My Ability (EMA) LtdSpecial post 16 institution | 7.4 mi | Special | - | - |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | 7.4 mi | Primary | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school) |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 714 | Good, 2022 |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.7 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.8 mi | Primary | 103 | Good, 2023 |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | 7.8 mi | Primary | 475 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 7.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 527 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special | 8.0 mi | Special | 31 | - |
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Secondary | 2,014 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 144 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Bryanston SchoolOther independent | 8.2 mi | Independent | 776 | - |
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.2 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| Broadmayne First School and NurseryCommunity | 8.2 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2023 |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity | 8.3 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.4 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| The Blandford SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.6 mi | Secondary | 1,103 | Good, 2024 |
| Hanford SchoolOther independent | 8.6 mi | Independent | 69 | - |
| Milldown CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Primary | 200 | Good, 2022 |
| William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.7 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| The Forum CentrePupil referral unit | 8.8 mi | Alternative provision | 19 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2012) |
| Dorchester Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 8.8 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Good, 2022 |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Primary | 125 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Primary | 130 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Harbour School DorsetFree schools special | 9.0 mi | Special | 145 | Good, 2023 |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.1 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Yewstock SchoolCommunity special | 9.3 mi | Special | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2013) |
| Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Secondary | 605 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school) |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 81 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Wool Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 10.0 mi | Primary | 116 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Overall deprivation7
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills9
Health9
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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