School Data

Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney

Primary Local authority maintained school in Dorchester DT2 9AU

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  • School Reference Number: 113804
  • Address: Litton Cheney, Dorchester DT2 9AU
  • Headteacher: Mr Michael Sitch
  • Telephone: 01308 482410
  • Website: thorners.dorset.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 105
  • Local Education Authority: Dorset
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 14/05/2015

Rating published on 08/06/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 September 2024 22 October 2024 School inspection
5 February 2019 28 February 2019 Short inspection
14 May 2015 8 June 2015 Full inspection Good
15 January 2013 31 January 2013 Interim assessment
3 February 2010 1 March 2010 Full inspection Good
17 January 2007 7 February 2007 Full inspection Good
12 February 2001 16 May 2001 Full inspection

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number113804
Local Authority Code838
Local Authority NameDorset
Establishment Number3332
School / College NameThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Establishment Type Code02
Establishment typeVoluntary aided school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE34
DioceseDiocese of Salisbury
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity105
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils95
Number of Boys36
Number of Girls59
Percentage Free School Meals11.00
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10071031
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date12-12-2024
StreetLitton Cheney
Locality
Address3
TownDorchester
County (name)Dorset
PostcodeDT2 9AU
Websitehttp://www.thorners.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone01308482410
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameMichael
Headteacher/Principal last nameSitch
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000059
DistrictDorset
Ward CodeE05015780
WardChesil Bank
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001575
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Dorset
Urban/Rural CodeE1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural village
GSS LA CodeX999999
Easting355061
Northing90205
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dorset 037
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dorset 037A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code835
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10013011749
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004280
LSOA CodeE01020512
Free School Meals10
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN113804
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/113804
LAESTAB8383332
School nameThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationVoluntary Aided School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDorset
Parliamentary constituencyWest Dorset
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeDT2 9AU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils95
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10058357
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection113804
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8383332
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection05/02/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date27/02/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS448667
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date14/05/2015
Publication date08/06/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection113804
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8383332
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS338243
Previous inspection start date03/02/2010
Previous publication date05/03/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection113804
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8383332
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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