Piddle Valley Church of England First School

Piddle Valley Church of England First School is an open primary school in Dorset.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Good

Sixth form

Not applicable

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

Girls

54.55%

Boys

45.45%

SEN support

34.09%

Education, health and care plan

2.27%

English as an additional language

4.50%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

20.51%

Overall absence

17.13

Persistent absence