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Manor Park Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Sponsored academy
Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2BH · manorpark.dorset.sch.uk · 01305 268741
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- 12.28 mi
- 19.76 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 396
- 88% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- 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 12.28 mi (19.76 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 98% 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 | 57 | 54 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 12.28 mi19.76 km | |
The last place was offered to a child in this criterion, at this distance (the council's sheet for the school).
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Manor Park Church of England First School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113791), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113791)
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113791)
Mar 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 113791)
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113791)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Positive
- 84%
- Replies
- 84
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (19%) whose child was bullied
based on 24 parents (29%) with SEND