Bincombe Valley Primary School, Weymouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bincombe Valley creates an exceptionally warm and inclusive environment where every child feels safe, happy and truly belongs. The school excels at supporting pupils with additional needs through early identification and specialist provision, with staff who genuinely care and listen. Reading and writing outcomes are now broadly in line with national averages, with disadvantaged pupils showing particular improvement and pride in their achievements.
Key Strengths
- Warm, inclusive culture where all pupils - including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils - feel they belong and thrive
- Excellent behaviour, attendance and pastoral support creating a calm, respectful learning environment
- Strong early years provision with highly effective early identification of additional needs
- Specialist resource hub providing individualised support for pupils with complex needs
- Broad personal development programme including sports, clubs, and specialist teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics attainment remains below national averages with gaps in pupils' recall of key number facts and multiplication tables
- Some curriculum areas not coherently structured, limiting how securely pupils build knowledge over time
- Teachers do not consistently use assessment to check what pupils know and remember
- Leaders are slow to act on identified weaknesses in curriculum delivery
- Governors do not provide sufficient challenge to address these issues
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Multi-use games area, football pitches, basketball hoops, outdoor gym, specialist teaching in basketball, football and ballet, wide range of clubs, teaching kitchen, school council
Bincombe Valley Primary School provides a warm, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported, with particular strengths in inclusion and personal development. However, mathematical attainment remains below national averages and some curriculum areas lack consistent structure.
At a Glance
47.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 79%. Maths has remained stable at around 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
20.9
Avg class size
22.8
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
291 pupils
348 capacity
57 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Weymouth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Weymouth
Admissions Demand - Dorset
Places available
3,776
Applications
2,808
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Dorset (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.89266%
Overall absence
20.50209%
Persistent absence
239
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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