Merley First School
Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1SD
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca BaldwinSchool website ↗Pupils: 287 (capacity: 300)Part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
Good
Inspected November 2023
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Ofsted RatingInspected 29 November 2023Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 59
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 76
- How many got their first choice?
- 58of 76 (76.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 108
Pupils & Inclusion
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
134 girls, 153 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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