St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

Academy converter·First school Wimborne, Dorset·BH21 1BX

School type

First school

Ages 5–9

Key Stage 2 performance

St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is a first school for pupils aged 5–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

18 first choices, 30 places

First choices per place

0.60

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 30 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.32

00.511.5

1 per place

1.1020220.9720231.0320240.9220250.602026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 5–9
Pupils on roll: 141
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

24.1%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

6.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

22.0%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.1%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.7%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

10.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

22.0

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,064

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Allenbourn Middle School Wimborne · 0.4 mi 53.5 St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Wimborne · 0.9 mi 53.9 Lockyer's Middle School Wimborne · 2.2 mi 65.7 Ferndown Middle School Ferndown · 3.5 mi 30.4 West Moors Middle School Ferndown · 4.8 mi 50.5 Upton Junior School Poole · 5.0 mi 32.9 Lytchett Matravers Primary School Poole · 5.4 mi 57.0 Emmanuel Church of England Middle School Verwood · 6.5 mi 53.9

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is a primary school in Wimborne, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 141 pupils aged 5 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.