Oakhurst Community First SchoolSt Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ferndown.
Summary of the comparison
Oakhurst Community First School and St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery are primary schools in Ferndown.
Oakhurst Community First School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Oakhurst Community First School was judged the expected standard and St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery was judged the expected standard.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FerndownOakhurst Community First School | FerndownSt Mary's CofE First School & Nursery | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 101st of 116 in Dorset | 97th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-9 | 2-9 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 175 | 136 | |
| Capacity | 209 | 184 | |
| Location | Ferndown, BH22 0DY | Ferndown, BH22 0JF | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 175 | 136 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.2% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 1.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% | 12.2% 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 Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
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