Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School

Somerset · DT9 4NL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 49 pupils, 8.2% FSM

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Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, DT9 4NL – View on map
Phone: 01963220345
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sara Watkins
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

49 pupils out of 57 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 4
% eligible for free school meals: 8.2%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Somerset average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 1.8% a year (Somerset 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Somerset: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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21st of 138 primary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating

#19Castle Primary SchoolGood
#20Catcott Primary SchoolGood
#21Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Cheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Enmore Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Huish Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Preston CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Ash Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Ashill Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Avanti Park SchoolGood
#7Axbridge Church of England First School AcademyGood
#8Beech Grove Primary SchoolGood
#9Birchfield Community Primary SchoolGood
#10Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonGood
#11Bishops Hull Primary SchoolGood
#12Bishops Lydeard Church SchoolGood
#13Blackbrook Primary SchoolGood
#14Brent Knoll Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Brookside Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Bruton Primary SchoolGood
#17Butleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Cannington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Castle Primary SchoolGood
#20Catcott Primary SchoolGood
#21Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Cheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolGood
#24Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary SchoolGood
#25Churchstanton Primary SchoolGood
#26Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary SchoolGood
#27Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolGood
#28Countess Gytha Primary SchoolGood
#29Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary SchoolGood
#30Cutcombe Church of England First SchoolGood
#31Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First SchoolGood
#32Dunster First SchoolGood
#33East Coker Community Primary SchoolGood
#34East Huntspill Primary AcademyGood
#35Eastover Primary SchoolGood
#36Evercreech Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#37Exford Church of England First SchoolGood
#38Hambridge Community Primary SchoolGood
#39Hayesdown First SchoolGood
#40Hemington Primary SchoolGood
#41Herne View Church of England PrimaryGood
#42High Ham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#43Hinton St George Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#44Holway Park Community Primary SchoolGood
#45Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#46Huish Episcopi Primary SchoolGood
#47Ilchester Community SchoolGood
#48Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary SchoolGood
#49Keinton Mandeville Primary SchoolGood
#50Kingsbury Episcopi Primary SchoolGood
#51Kingsmoor Primary SchoolGood
#52Langford Budville Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#53Leigh On Mendip SchoolGood
#54Long Sutton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#55Lyngford Park Primary SchoolGood
#56Manor Court Community Primary SchoolGood
#57Mark First and Pre-School CE AcademyGood
#58Martock Church SchoolGood
#59Meare Village Primary SchoolGood
#60Mells Church First SchoolGood
#61Merriott Primary SchoolGood
#62Middlezoy Primary SchoolGood
#63Milborne Port Primary SchoolGood
#64Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-SchoolGood
#65Minehead First SchoolGood
#66Nerrols Primary School and NurseryGood
#67Nether Stowey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#68North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#69North Newton Community Primary SchoolGood
#70North Town AcademyGood
#71Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolGood
#72Norton St Philip Church of England First SchoolGood
#73Oaklands Primary SchoolGood
#74Old Cleeve Church of England First SchoolGood
#75Othery Village SchoolGood
#76Otterhampton Primary SchoolGood
#77Parkfield Primary SchoolGood
#78Pawlett Primary School AcademyGood
#79Priddy Primary SchoolGood
#80Priorswood Primary SchoolGood
#81Puriton Primary SchoolGood
#82Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#83Rode Methodist VC First SchoolGood
#84Ruishton Church of England SchoolGood
#85Shipham Church of England First SchoolGood
#86Somerset Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#87St Dubricius Church of England VA SchoolGood
#88St George's Catholic SchoolGood
#89St John and St Francis Church SchoolGood
#90St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#91St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BridgwaterGood
#92St Lawrence's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#93St Louis Catholic Primary School, FromeGood
#94St Margaret's School, TintinhullGood
#95St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#96St Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeGood
#97St Peter's Church of England First SchoolGood
#98St Vigor & St John Church SchoolGood
#99Staplegrove Church SchoolGood
#100Stoberry Park SchoolGood
#101Tatworth Primary SchoolGood
#102The Redstart Primary SchoolGood
#103Thurlbear Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#104Timberscombe Church of England First SchoolGood
#105Trinity Church of England First SchoolGood
#106Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolGood
#107Vallis First SchoolGood
#108Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#109Weare Academy First SchoolGood
#110Wedmore First School AcademyGood
#111West Buckland Primary SchoolGood
#112West Coker CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#113West Huntspill Primary AcademyGood
#114West Monkton Church of England SchoolGood
#115Westonzoyland Community Primary SchoolGood
#116Wincanton Primary SchoolGood
#117Winsham Primary SchoolGood
#118Wiveliscombe Primary SchoolGood
#119Woolavington Village Primary SchoolGood
#120Ashlands Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#121Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#122Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#123Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#124Castle Cary Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#125Croscombe Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#126Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#127Horrington Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#128Kilmersdon Church SchoolRequires improvement
#129King Ina Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
#130Minerva Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#131Norton Sub Hamdon Church SchoolRequires improvement
#132St Aldhelms Church SchoolRequires improvement
#133St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#134St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, FromeRequires improvement
#135Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#136Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#137Lovington Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate
#138West Chinnock Church SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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