The Prince of Wales School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B78
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Dorchester, DT1 2HH
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Damers First School
Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3DF
Local ranking90th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
600
Capacity
4-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 12 February 2025.
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 477
- Boys
- 237 (50%)
- Girls
- 238 (50%)
- Capacity
- 600 (79% full)
- SEND
- 23.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.9%
- EAL
- 14.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 17.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,895/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.6%
- Asian Indian: 7.1%
- White Other: 4.4%
- Black African: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
- Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.8%
79.6%
White British
7.1%
Asian Indian
4.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Liscombe Street
Dorchester, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 147559
- UKPRN
- 10084726
- Establishment No.
- 2015
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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