Cranborne Church of England First School
Primary · Dorset · BH21 5QB · URN 148301
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
- 1.4% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 6.8% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 9.9pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 15.8pupils per teacher
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
- Hillside Community First School3.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School4.7 miles awayOfsted Good
- St James Church of England First School5.5 miles awayOfsted not published
- Ferndown First School8.2 miles awayOfsted Good
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School8.9 miles awayOfsted not published
- Sturminster Marshall First School11 miles awayOfsted not published
Common questions about Cranborne Church of England First School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Cranborne Church of England First School Good at its inspection on 12/10/2023.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Cranborne Church of England First School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode BH21 5QB (URN 148301).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
- Build a free scorecard to rank Cranborne Church of England First School against nearby schools using your own priorities for results, attendance, distance and intake, with the source figures shown behind every number.
Feeder schools
Named as a feeder for
- Cranborne Middle SchoolInformal link, no admissions priority(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] Admissions to schools - Dorset Council
Admissions wording: \u201cWimborne Pyramid Colehill First Cranborne CE First Hayeswood First Pamphill CE First Sixpenny Handley First St Catherine’s RC Primary St James CE First (Alderholt) St James CE First (Gaunt’s Common) St John’s CE First Wimborne First Wimborne St Giles CE First Witchampton CE First Allenbourn Middle Cranbourne Middle\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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