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Wimborne First School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Campanula Way, Wimborne BH21 4FW · wimbornefirst.dorset.sch.uk · 01202 882532
On the mapSearch near BH21 4FW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.13 mi
- 1.82 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 92 over 308 places · 130%
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- 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 1.13 mi (1.82 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 79% 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 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 72 | 72 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.13 mi1.82 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Wimborne First School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- 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: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113679), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113679)
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113679)
Mar 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 113679)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 108
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (13%) with SEND