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Cranborne Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne BH21 5QB · cranbornefirst.dsat.org.uk · 01725 517439
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 73
- 52% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Cranborne Church of England First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 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 | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113797), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 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 113797)
Apr 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 113797)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 29
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied