Schools
7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Yewstock School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
West Orchard
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 West Orchard within SP7; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 7
- 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
- Not applicable, ages 2-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- DT10 1EW, 3.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 May 2023
- Location
- DT10 1DT, 3.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 June 2023
- Location
- DT10 1DT, 3.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 46.1
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 November 2017
- Location
- SP7 0PF, 4.3 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, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
Academy converter
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2023
- Location
- DT11 8EL, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 43% expected standard
St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2023
- Location
- DT11 8EL, 4.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 2-13
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1925 · Closed 30 August 2024
- Location
- DT11 8PH, 4.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 2-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1925
- Location
- DT11 8LL, 4.4 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 28.5
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- DT10 1BZ, 4.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 January 2024
- Location
- DT10 1PZ, 4.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
Academy sponsor led
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 February 2024
- Location
- DT10 1PZ, 4.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- March 2026
- Records in latest month
- 1
- Records within 1 mile
- 8
- Months covered
- 7
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of West Orchard
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of West Orchard.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 2 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 1 | Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 | Burglary | 1 |
| December 2025 | 1 | Vehicle crime | 1 |
| November 2025 | 1 | Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| September 2025 | 1 | Other theft | 1 |
| August 2025 | 2 | Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| July 2025 | 1 | Burglary | 1 |
Every published record
1-8 of 8
Violence and sexual offences
March 2026
On or near Parking Area
Dorset 005E
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary
January 2026
On or near Drove Lane
Dorset 002C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime
December 2025
On or near Fishey Lane
Dorset 002C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
November 2025
On or near Fishey Lane
Dorset 002C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
September 2025
On or near Parking Area
Dorset 005E
Outcome
Status update unavailable
Anti-social behaviour
August 2025
On or near Parking Area
Dorset 005E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Burglary
August 2025
On or near Drove Lane
Dorset 002C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary
July 2025
On or near Drove Lane
Dorset 002C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Place details
- Place type
- Hamlet
- Postcode district
- SP7
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 50.94776, -2.25314
- 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 West Orchard and whose postcode is in SP7. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.