Damers First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted 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
494 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
11.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.7%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.2%
Indian 4.7%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 3.6%
African 2.4%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Damers First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
57
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
79
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
2
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 classes30.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
90
38
52
Year 1
121
68
53
Year 2
91
50
41
Year 3
94
42
52
Year 4
97
50
47
Year 2023-2024

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