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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 January 2011Graded inspection: Good · as Hillside Community First School, URN 113683
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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 entry91 applications · 43 places offered · 40 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 2.1; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as Hillside Community First School (URN 113683), 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 | 43 | 91 | 2.1 | 40 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 107 | 1.8 | 58 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 44 | 80 | 1.8 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 46 | 100 | 2.2 | 41 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 33 | 86 | 2.6 | 28 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 47 | 99 | 2.1 | 45 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 44 | 92 | 2.1 | 43 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 50 | 95 | 1.9 | 48 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 * | 41 | 83 | 2.0 | 36 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 * | 45 | 89 | 2.0 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 53 | 106 | 2.0 | 50 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 49 | 99 | 2.0 | 46 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 51 | 102 | 2.0 | 45 | 0.88 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Hillside Community First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 0.6 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place
- 1.4 km · DorsetGood20232.6applications per place
- 3.2 km · DorsetGood20231.9applications per place
- Remains Good20231.3applications per place
- 5.2 km · DorsetGood20232.1applications per place
- 6.0 km · DorsetOutstanding20232.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 6.1 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place
- 6.5 km · DorsetRemains Good20232.3applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 146690 · 838/2048
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 221 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2019
- Replaced
- Hillside Community First School (URN 113683)
- Address
- Hillside Road, Verwood, BH31 7HE
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources