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Wool Church of England Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 116Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 148328URN

High Street, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.4 above Dorset median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

37 applications for 15 places · 22nd of 80 in Dorset
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
46%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.4 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 15 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Dorset median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.4; Dorset median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
  5. 2022 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
  6. 2021 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0
  7. 2020 3.8; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 3.2; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
  9. 2018 3.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
  10. 2017 3.4; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
  11. 2016 3.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 3.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 4.3; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Dorset median in 5 of 6 years.
  • This school
  • Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Wool Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 113822), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615372.5171.13
Sep 202514282.0141.00
Sep 202414332.4141.00
Sep 202311282.6100.91
Sep 202215342.3171.13
Sep 202115402.7140.93
Sep 2020 *9343.880.89
Sep 2019 *13413.2131.00
Sep 2018 *15563.7151.00
Sep 2017 *14483.4130.93
Sep 2016 *11433.9111.00
Sep 2015 *12443.7100.83
Sep 2014 *10434.3101.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 69% · Maths 54% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%59th of 78 in Dorset
Reading
Expected standard62%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard69%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard54%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Dorset median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2546%0%10399
2023/2436%0%103100
2022/2350%0%106102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
148328 · 838/2013
Trust
Coastal Learning Partnership
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
141 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals
13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 February 2021
Replaced
Wool Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 113822)
Address
High Street, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6BT
Local authority
Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources