William Barnes Primary School
Community primary school in Sturminster Newton (Dorset).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first12 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Yewstock School, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yewstock SchoolCommunity special | 0.6 mi | Special | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2013) |
| Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 605 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special | 2.7 mi | Special | 31 | - |
| St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullAcademy sponsor led | 3.0 mi | Primary | 51 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 125 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 103 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MarnhullAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 82 | Good, 2023 |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFoundation | 4.0 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Hanford SchoolOther independent | 4.1 mi | Independent | 69 | - |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 114 | Good, 2023 |
| Clayesmore SchoolOther independent | 4.8 mi | Independent | 414 | - |
| Stower Provost Community SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 92 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
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% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
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
- 75
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