Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Voluntary aided primary school in Dorchester (Dorset).
KS2 RWM expected
73%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
87%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
87%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
80%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.9%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.5
▲ 3.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.2%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
110%
115 / 105 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first41 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, 3.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 99 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.2 mi | Primary | 60 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.2 mi | Primary | 33 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Portesham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 46 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Loders CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 72 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Bridport Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.2 mi | Primary | 267 | Good, 2023 |
| Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.4 mi | Primary | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| The Sir John Colfox AcademyAcademy converter | 5.5 mi | Secondary | 756 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| St Catherine's Roman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 5.6 mi | Primary | 100 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.7 mi | Primary | 194 | Good, 2024 |
| Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 6.9 mi | Primary | 107 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 7.4 mi | Primary | 109 | Good, 2023 |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Primary | 475 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity | 8.0 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Secondary | 2,014 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 148 | - |
| Dorchester Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 8.1 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Good, 2022 |
| Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 527 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Chickerell Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 8.5 mi | Primary | 420 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Beaminster St Mary's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.5 mi | Primary | 140 | Good, 2023 |
| Beaminster SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.5 mi | Secondary | 673 | Good, 2023 |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Primary | 213 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wey Valley AcademyAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Secondary | 994 | Good, 2023 |
| Wyvern AcademyAcademy special converter | 8.7 mi | Special | 95 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 8.9 mi | Independent | 167 | - |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 714 | Good, 2022 |
| Radipole Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.0 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Mountjoy SchoolCommunity special | 9.0 mi | Special | 112 | Good, 2022 |
| Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 9.0 mi | Primary | 70 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.0 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Southill Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.1 mi | Primary | 212 | Good, 2022 |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | 9.1 mi | Primary | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school) |
| Budmouth Academy WeymouthAcademy sponsor led | 9.3 mi | Secondary | 1,466 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Bincombe Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.3 mi | Primary | 291 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Conifers Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.6 mi | Primary | 324 | Good, 2022 |
| Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.8 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2023 |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.9 mi | Primary | 189 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.9 mi | Primary | 225 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| Westfield Arts CollegeFoundation special | 9.9 mi | Special | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2011) |
| Kingfisher SchoolOther independent special | 10.0 mi | Special | 21 | - |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 10.0 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2024 |
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).
Overall deprivation4
Income7
Employment6
Education and skills6
Health8
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment1
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
- 60
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