Oakhurst Community First School
Shaftesbury Road, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
173 pupils · 83% of 209 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 59 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 21 | 57 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 27 | 75 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 32 | 70 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 22 | 62 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 21 | 56 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 20 | 44 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 24 | 56 | 29 |
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
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ferndown First School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parley First School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School 4.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 4.9 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.