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
- 360 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 85.6%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Admissions
Ferndown First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 69
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 79 31 48 |
| Year 1 | 74 33 41 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 66 38 28 |
| Year 4 | 81 45 36 |