Manor Park Church of England First School

Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH

Local ranking102nd of 116 primary schools in Dorset

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

450

Capacity

2-9

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Manor Park Church of England First School (URN 113791) since 31 October 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 422
Boys: 217 (51%)
Girls: 205 (49%)
Capacity: 450 (94% full)
SEND: 22.0%
FSM Eligible: 17.3%
EAL: 18.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.3%
SEN Support: 18.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 26.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 15.9
Budget per Pupil: £5,358/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 14.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

2024-25

White British: 74.2%
Asian Indian: 11.7%
White Other: 2.4%
Asian Other: 1.9%
Mixed Other: 1.7%
Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
Black African: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%

74.2%

White British

11.7%

Asian Indian

2.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01305268741

office@manorpark.dorset.sch.uk

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Mellstock Avenue

Dorchester, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149484
UKPRN: 10091547
Establishment No.: 2025
Trust: WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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