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Colehill First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Academy
Pilford Heath Road, Colehill, Wimborne BH21 2LZ · colehillfirstschool.org · 01202 882506
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Last distance offered
- 1.02 mi
- 1.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 148
- 99% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.02 mi (1.64 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 76% 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 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.02 mi1.64 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Colehill First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Sept 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 44
- 29% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied