St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
St John's Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1BX
148 pupils · 99% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 24 January 2023, published 6 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.6 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 18 | 60 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 24 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 33 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 32 | 71 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 26 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 23 | 17 | 65 | 23 |
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
- Wimborne First School and Nursery 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Merley First School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hayeswood First School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Colehill First School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pamphill Church of England First School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 4 km · No Ofsted rating
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.