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Parley First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–9 · Academy
Glenmoor Road, Ferndown BH22 8QE · parley.dorset.sch.uk · 01202 874400
On the mapSearch near BH22 8QE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Last distance offered
- 1.42 mi
- 2.29 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 313
- 99% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
- First language not English
- 1%
- 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 1.42 mi (2.29 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 85% 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 | 58 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.42 mi2.29 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Parley First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 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: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113682), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113682)
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113682)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113682)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 87
- 28% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (18%) with SEND