Broadmayne First School and Nursery
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Broadmayne First School and Nursery is a council school in Dorchester for boys and girls aged 2 to 9. It has 139 pupils and room for 150. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 39 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 13% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH01305 852471broadmayne.dorset.sch.ukHeadteacher Kirsty Jordan-Gill headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 March 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have grown by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
How places were given out for September 2021. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child chosen by how close to the school they lived, but the council didn't publish how far away that was.
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Primary | 30 | 29 | 43 | 30 | over 25 miles | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (7), language and communications needs (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Other difficulty or disability (2), Hearing impairment (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 139 | 148 | 133 | 136 | 138 | 140 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 4% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.7% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.5% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 4.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.8% | 11.0% | 18.8% | 15.9% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frome Valley CofE First School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 141 | No overall grade 2025 | 5 | Compare |
| Manor Park Church of England First School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 396 | Report card 2026 | 69 | Compare |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 714 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester | Academy | 2.8 miles | 177 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Dorchester Middle School | Academy | 3.5 miles | 527 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| The Prince of Wales School | Council | 3.6 miles | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 55 | Compare |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.7 miles | 225 | Good 2020 | 24 | Compare |
| Bincombe Valley Primary School | Council | 4.1 miles | 291 | Report card 2026 | 10 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Broadmayne First School and Nursery with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 39 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 39% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 17 to 68. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.15 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.01 | 2024/25; 123 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Broadmayne First School and Nursery a good school?
It is about average. Broadmayne First School and Nursery scores 39 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 13% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 17 to 68, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Broadmayne First School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Broadmayne First School and Nursery good at its last full inspection on 22 March 2023.
How many pupils does Broadmayne First School and Nursery have?
139 pupils aged 2 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 93% full.
Is Broadmayne First School and Nursery oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Broadmayne First School and Nursery?
Pupils were in school 94.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Broadmayne First School and Nursery?
The average class had 27.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH
- Telephone
- 01305 852471
- Website
- www.broadmayne.dorset.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Kirsty Jordan-Gill
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-9, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Winterborne & Broadmayne
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 113661 · LAESTAB 8382005 · UKPRN 10068709
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Dorset council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2021.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.