St James Church of England First School
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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