Schools
6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaftesbury School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Melbury Abbas
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore SP7 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Melbury Abbas within SP7; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 6
- Nearby establishment records
- 12
- Primary nearby
- 4
- Secondary nearby
- 1
All establishment records
1-12 of 12 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 May 2014
- Location
- SP7 8ER, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 June 2014
- Location
- SP7 8ER, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.1
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- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 5-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 6 May 2022
- Location
- SP7 9LP, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 2.4
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- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 9-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1948 · Closed 30 September 2020
- Location
- SP7 9LP, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- SP7 8HQ, 3.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 October 2019
- Location
- SP7 9ND, 3.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 November 2019
- Location
- SP7 9ND, 3.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 November 2017
- Location
- SP7 0PF, 3.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: suppressed
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Fontmell Magna
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 October 2017
- Location
- SP7 0PF, 3.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
King Alfred's Church of England Middle School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2004
- Location
- SP7 8PZ, 3.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 28 February 2015
- Location
- SP7 8PZ, 3.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 March 2015
- Location
- SP7 8PZ, 3.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 44% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- April 2026
- Records in latest month
- 2
- Records within 1 mile
- 13
- Months covered
- 8
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Melbury Abbas
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Melbury Abbas.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 2 | Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| February 2026 | 2 | Burglary | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 | Other theft | 1 |
| December 2025 | 2 | Other theft | 2 |
| November 2025 | 2 | Burglary | 1 |
| October 2025 | 1 | Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| August 2025 | 2 | Vehicle crime | 1 |
| July 2025 | 1 | Burglary | 1 |
Every published record
1-13 of 13
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Mill Hollow Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Criminal damage and arson
April 2026
On or near Mill Hollow Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
February 2026
On or near Mill Hollow Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary
February 2026
On or near Pitts Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
January 2026
On or near French Hill Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
December 2025
On or near Foot'S Hill
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft
December 2025
On or near Mill Hollow Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
November 2025
On or near Pitts Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary
November 2025
On or near Mill Hollow Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
October 2025
On or near West Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
August 2025
On or near Higher Barn Close
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Status update unavailable
Vehicle crime
August 2025
On or near French Hill Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary
July 2025
On or near West Lane
Dorset 006D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- SP7
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 50.97914, -2.16927
- Wider geography
- South West
Administrative areas
- Unitary Authority
- Dorset
- E06000059
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Melbury Abbas and whose postcode is in SP7. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.