Puddletown Church of England First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 9 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
141806
Address
Dorchester Road, Puddletown, DT2 8FZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
135 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
47.4%
Girls
52.6%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.1%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Puddletown Church of England First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
16
12
Year 1
28
10
18
Year 2
23
10
13
Year 3
27
10
17
Year 4
29
18
11
Year 2024-2025

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