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
174 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
44.8%
Girls
55.2%
First language not English
16.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
8%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.2%
Other Asian 5.7%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 4.6%
Mixed 4%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
9
8
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
29
13
16
Year 3
30
11
19
Year 4
32
12
20
Year 2024-2025

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