Rushcombe First School
Primary · Dorset · BH21 3PX · URN 113684
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkDorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 25.4 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 2.9% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 7.3% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16.3% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 12.7pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 21.6pupils per teacher
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 90.2% of teachers
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- Henbury View First School0.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Upton Infant School2.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Sturminster Marshall First School3.1 miles awayOfsted not published
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School4.3 miles awayOfsted not published
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Ferndown First School5.6 miles awayOfsted Good
Common questions about Rushcombe First School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Rushcombe First School Outstanding at its inspection on 30/11/2022.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Rushcombe First School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode BH21 3PX (URN 113684).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
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Feeder schools
Named as a feeder for
- Lockyer's Middle School(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] Initio Learning Trust Lockyer's Middle School 2026-2027 - Dorset Council
Admissions wording: \u201cThis feeder school criterion only applies to moving to Lockyer’s Middle School from Sturminster Marshall First School, Rushcombe First School, Henbury View First School and Springdale First School.\u201d
Being a named feeder school is one oversubscription criterion among several in the admitting school\u2019s published arrangements, not a guaranteed place. Always check the school\u2019s current admission arrangements for the detail that applies to you.
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