Milborne Port Primary School, Sherborne

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be the Headteacher of this wonderful school, leading the education, care and guidance of our pupils aged 2 to 11 years. We have a happy, thriving school filled with fantastic children and dedicated staff, all of whom strive to do their very best each day."

Milborne Port Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 123655), 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Milborne Port Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Milborne Port Primary School are Sherborne Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 55% maths); Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 58% reading, 25% maths); St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge (2.9 miles, 71% reading, 57% maths); and Abbas and Templecombe Church School (3.1 miles, 79% reading, 64% maths).

Milborne Port Primary School is one of 20 schools run by The Academies for Character and Excellence, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 1 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Milborne Port Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sherborne Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cold Harbour (s-bound), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22).