Rushcombe First School

DorsetCommunity school

Hanham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3PX

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline MahonSchool website ↗Pupils: 314 (capacity: 308)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
Outstanding
Inspected November 2022
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Ofsted RatingInspected 30 November 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
81
How many got their first choice?
58of 81 (71.6%)
How many applied in total?
143

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
155 girls, 159 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

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