St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 9 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
140771
Address
Lucetta Lane, DT1 2DD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
182 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
44.0%
Girls
56.0%
First language not English
18.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.9%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.5%
Indian 6.6%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 4.4%
Other Asian 4.4%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
4
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
10
11
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
29
12
17
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
31
11
20
Year 4
31
17
14
Year 2023-2024

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