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Verwood Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Howe Lane, Verwood BH31 6JF · verwoodfirst.dorset.sch.uk · 01202 822652
On the mapSearch near BH31 6JF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 289
- 88% of 330 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Ofsted
Verwood Church of England First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113779), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113779)
Mar 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113779)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 77
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied