Ferndown First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2023 Ofsted report
- 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
- 148161
- Address
- Mountbatten Drive, BH22 9FB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 343 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 86.3%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 3.6%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Admissions
Ferndown First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 76
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 69 30 39 |
| Year 1 | 61 37 24 |
| Year 2 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 3 | 76 41 35 |
| Year 4 | 77 36 41 |