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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 October 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St James' Church of England First School, Alderholt, URN 113752
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry29 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 1.4; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 1.7; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2017 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2016 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2015 1.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as St James' Church of England First School, Alderholt (URN 113752), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 22 | 29 | 1.3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 29 | 1.3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 24 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 18 | 26 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 21 | 27 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 12 | 0.92 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.3applications per place
- 4.0 km · HampshireGood202362%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · HampshireStandards maintained20241.2applications per place
- 4.5 km · DorsetRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 4.5 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place
- 4.9 km · HampshireGood20234.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · HampshireRemains Good20231.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · DorsetGood20232.6applications per place
- 6.4 km · DorsetGood20232.1applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142506 · 838/3000
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 125 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 December 2015
- Replaced
- St James' Church of England First School, Alderholt (URN 113752)
- Address
- Park Lane, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, SP6 3AJ
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources