Wimborne First School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
148464
Address
Campanula Way, BH21 4FW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
418 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
5%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.2%
Persistent absence
7.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
2.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.4%
Unclassified 14.1%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Wimborne First School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
12
6
6
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
9
6
Reception, Part-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
53
28
25
Year 1
89
43
46
Year 2
67
32
35
Year 3
96
45
51
Year 4
62
41
21
Year 2024-2025

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