Frome Valley CofE First School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8WROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Frome Valley CofE First School is a primary school in Dorchester for ages 2 to 9. It is one of the 179 schools in Dorset. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
141 pupils on roll, with places for 177
Schools near Frome Valley CofE First School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmayne First School and Nursery | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Puddletown Church of England First School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Bovington Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Manor Park Church of England First School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Moore
- Phone
- 01305852643
- Address
- School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8WR
- Local authority
- Dorset
- URN
- 141777
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.