St James Church of England First School

DorsetAcademy converter

Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN

Headteacher: Mr Daniel LawfordSchool website ↗Pupils: 138 (capacity: 125)Part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected February 2025
Oversubscribed
69% of first-choice applicants offered a place
inspected
Inspected February 2025
69%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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
Good
School Leadership
Good

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
24
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
24of 35 (68.6%)
How many applied in total?
54

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
73 girls, 65 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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