Witchampton Church of England First School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B75
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Wimborne, BH21 5AP
- Distance
- 3.6km away
St James Church of England First School
Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Local ranking97th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
125
Capacity
2-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 138
- Boys
- 65 (47%)
- Girls
- 73 (53%)
- Capacity
- 125 (110% full)
- SEND
- 9.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 6.3%
- EAL
- 2.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 8.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,392/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 90.6%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
90.6%
White British
5.8%
White Other
2.2%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Gaunts Common
Wimborne, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 148300
- UKPRN
- 10087313
- Establishment No.
- 3017
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
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