Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary school in Thorncombe, Dorset. Requires improvement (Oct 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 10 October 2023, report published 10 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2026
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.8 milesWinsham Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 2.3 milesMarshwood CofE Primary Academy
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- 2.8 milesHawkchurch Church of England School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
- 3.2 milesTatworth Primary School
Good (Mar 2022)
- 3.8 milesBroadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Requires improvement (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.