Parley First School

DorsetAcademy converter

Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE

Headteacher: Mr J BagwellSchool website ↗Pupils: 308 (capacity: 315)Part of SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
Oversubscribed
84% of first-choice applicants offered a place
Good
Inspected July 2023
84%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 July 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good 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?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
68
How many got their first choice?
57of 68 (83.8%)
How many applied in total?
125

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
143 girls, 165 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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