The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Voluntary aided primary school in Shaftesbury (Dorset).
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Nearby schools
nearest first14 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Shaftesbury School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 782 | Good, 2023 |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 333 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Port Regis Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 305 | - |
| Coombe House SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 145 | - |
| Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2023 |
| Ludwell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.0 mi | Primary | 89 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 242 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.3 mi | Primary | 126 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Stower Provost Community SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 92 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.5 mi | Primary | 101 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Gillingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 233 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Wyke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.4 mi | Primary | 161 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Clayesmore SchoolOther independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 414 | - |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MarnhullAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 82 | 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 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 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
- 15
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