Ad Astra Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Primary schools in Dorset
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All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum
Good
Avonwood Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bournemouth
Outstanding
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Bayside Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • POOLE
Good
Beaminster St Mary's Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Beaminster
Good
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
Primary • Academy converter • Bournemouth
Good
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Weymouth
Requires improvement
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Wareham
Requires improvement
Bethany Church of England Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Bournemouth
Good
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Primary • Community school • Weymouth
Good
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum
Good
Bovington Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Wareham
Good
Bransgore Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Christchurch
Good
Bridport Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bridport
Good
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bridport
Good
Broadmayne First School
Primary • Community school • Dorchester
Good
Broadstone First School
Primary • Academy converter • Broadstone
Good
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Beaminster
Requires improvement
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester
Good
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary • Academy converter • Bridport
Good
Burton Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Christchurch
Requires improvement
Canford Heath Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Outstanding
Canford Heath Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Dorchester
Good
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sherborne
Good
Charmouth Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Bridport
Requires improvement
Cheselbourne Village School
Primary • Community school • DORCHESTER
Good
Chickerell Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Weymouth
Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bournemouth
Good
Christchurch Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Christchurch
Outstanding
Christchurch Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Christchurch
Good
Colehill First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Conifers Primary School
Primary • Community school • Weymouth
Good
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Wareham
Good
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Bournemouth
Good
Courthill Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
Cranborne Church of England First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Good
Damers First School
Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester
Good
Downlands Community School
Primary • Community school • Blandford Forum
Requires improvement
Dunbury Church of England Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Winterborne Whitechurch
Good
Durweston Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum
Good
Elm Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Bournemouth
Outstanding
Ferndown First School
Primary • Academy converter • Ferndown
Good
Frome Valley CofE First School
Primary • Academy converter • Dorchester
Good
Gillingham Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Gillingham
Requires improvement
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Primary • Academy converter • Wimborne
Outstanding
Hamworthy Park Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Poole
Good
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