Oakhurst Community First SchoolSt Ives Primary & Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Oakhurst Community First School and St Ives Primary & Nursery School are primary schools.
Oakhurst Community First School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Ives Primary & Nursery School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). St Ives Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Oakhurst Community First School was judged the expected standard and St Ives Primary & Nursery School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Ives Primary & Nursery School (94.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FerndownOakhurst Community First School | RingwoodSt Ives Primary & Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100 | A87/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 101st of 116 in Dorset | 1st of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-9 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 175 | 256 | |
| Capacity | 209 | 240 | |
| Location | Ferndown, BH22 0DY | Ringwood, BH24 2LE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 90.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 111.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 175 | 256 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.2% | 7.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 3.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% | 3.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% | 3.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Oakhurst Community First School
St Ives Primary & Nursery School
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