St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
142514
Address
Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0JF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
136 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
1.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.1%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.8%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 2.2%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

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
16
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
5
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
6
3
Reception, Full-time
26
15
11
Year 1
22
13
9
Year 2
26
11
15
Year 3
25
11
14
Year 4
20
8
12
Year 2024-2025

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