Damers First School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT1 3DF
- Distance
- 1.4km away
The Prince of Wales School
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
Local ranking75th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Strong
Primary
Phase
150
Capacity
2-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 156
- Boys
- 81 (52%)
- Girls
- 75 (48%)
- Capacity
- 150 (104% full)
- SEND
- 31.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.2%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.7%
- SEN Support
- 23.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,234/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.5%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Other: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Asian Chinese: 0.7%
90.3%
White British
4.5%
Mixed White & Asian
1.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Maiden Castle Road
Dorchester, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113747
- UKPRN
- 10080168
- Establishment No.
- 2262
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Score
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- Type
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- Distance
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Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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