Damers First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 9 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
147559
Address
Liscombe Street, Poundbury, DT1 3DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
477 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
14%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.9%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.5%
Indian 7.1%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 2.8%
African 2.7%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Damers First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
81
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
57
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
63
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
46
44
Year 1
87
34
53
Year 2
116
65
51
Year 3
93
50
43
Year 4
91
40
51
Year 2024-2025

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