Verwood Church of England First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2023 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
146720
Address
Howe Lane, BH31 6JF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.6%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.9%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Verwood Church of England First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
14
6
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
5
6
Reception, Full-time
59
28
31
Year 1
59
34
25
Year 2
58
26
32
Year 3
56
34
22
Year 4
59
25
34
Year 2023-2024

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