The Prince of Wales School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 9 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113747
- Address
- Maiden Castle Road, DT1 2HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 156 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.7%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 1.3%
Indian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 0.6%
Admissions
The Prince of Wales School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 31 14 17 |
| Year 1 | 32 15 17 |
| Year 2 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 3 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 4 | 32 18 14 |