The Prince of Wales School
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
156 pupils · 104% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 June 2025, published 8 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 37 | 136 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 61 | 159 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 41 | 154 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 35 | 143 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 50 | 155 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 45 | 148 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 45 | 154 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 44 | 125 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Damers First School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Manor Park Church of England First School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 3.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Broadmayne First School 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School 6.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.