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Rushcombe First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–9 · Community school
Hanham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne BH21 3PX · rushcombe.co.uk · 01202 695722
On the mapSearch near BH21 3PX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Last distance offered
- 0.52 mi
- 0.83 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 313
- 5 over 308 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Sibling” went to a home 0.52 mi (834 m) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 60% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 85 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.52 mi0.83 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Rushcombe First School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 46
- 15% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied