Damers First School
Primary · Dorset · DT1 3DF · URN 147559
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
- 13.1% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 22.1% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 10.3pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 21.5pupils per teacher
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 91.3% 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
- The Prince of Wales School0.8 miles awayOfsted Good
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster1.2 miles awayOfsted not published
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester1.5 miles awayOfsted Good
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School5.0 miles awayOfsted Good
- Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School6.5 miles awayOfsted Good
- Chickerell Primary Academy6.7 miles awayOfsted not published
Common questions about Damers First School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- No Ofsted grade is published for Damers First School in the current data release.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Damers First School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode DT1 3DF (URN 147559).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
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Feeder schools
Named as a feeder for
- Dorchester Middle School(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] Admissions Policy 26-27 | Dorset Council
Admissions wording: \u201cA child attending the designated feeder schools as shown in section 2.1. Dorchester Middle School Middle School 150 Cerne Abbas First School, Damers First School, Prince of Wales First School, Winterborne Valley 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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