This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 10 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 September 2010Graded inspection: Good · as Ferndown First School, URN 113667
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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 entry147 applications · 89 places offered · 76 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.5; 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 Ferndown First School (URN 113667), 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 | 89 | 147 | 1.7 | 76 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2025 | 69 | 123 | 1.8 | 60 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 76 | 143 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2023 | 64 | 136 | 2.1 | 58 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 58 | 122 | 2.1 | 50 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 134 | 2.2 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 69 | 129 | 1.9 | 52 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2019 * | 61 | 130 | 2.1 | 54 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 * | 75 | 146 | 2.0 | 60 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 * | 55 | 126 | 2.3 | 49 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 134 | 2.2 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 150 | 2.5 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 119 | 2.0 | 69 | 1.15 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ferndown First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place
- 1.1 km · DorsetGood20232.3applications per place
- 2.2 km · DorsetNot yet inspected3.4applications per place
- 2.7 km · Dorset20262.0applications per place
- 3.1 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place
- 3.7 km · DorsetGood20232.9applications per place
- 3.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20224.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · DorsetGood20234.0applications per place
- 4.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148161 · 838/2020
- Capacity
- 342 pupils · 348 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2021
- Replaced
- Ferndown First School (URN 113667)
- Address
- Mountbatten Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9FB
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources