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Henbury View First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Academy
Hillside Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne BH21 3TR · henburyview.dorset.sch.uk · 01202 659179
On the mapSearch near BH21 3TR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Last distance offered
- 3.47 mi
- 5.59 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 148
- 96% of 154 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- 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 3.47 mi (5.59 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 61% 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 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 16 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.47 mi5.59 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Henbury View First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113745), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113745)
Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113745)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 72
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (17%) with SEND