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Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne BH21 5LX · wimbornestgiles.dsat.org.uk · 01725 517347
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 70
- 93% of 75 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 12 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 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113819), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113819)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113819)
Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113819)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 48
- 66% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied