St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
Primary · Dorset · BH22 0JF · URN 142514
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
- 5.4% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16.2% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 9.9pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 28.2pupils per teacher
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 75.3% 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
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School1.8 miles awayOfsted Good
- Ferndown First School1.9 miles awayOfsted Good
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School3.1 miles awayOfsted not published
- St James Church of England First School3.7 miles awayOfsted not published
- Hillside Community First School3.8 miles awayOfsted Good
- Rushcombe First School7.0 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
Common questions about St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery Good at its inspection on 23/04/2025.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery is a primary school in Dorset, postcode BH22 0JF (URN 142514).
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