Ferndown First School

Ofsted

▲Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

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 10 November 2023, published 14 December 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 — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

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

• ▲Parley First School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
• –Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 2.2 km · No Ofsted rating
• ▲Oakhurst Community First School 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
• –St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
• ▲Hayeswood First School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
• ▲Kinson Academy 3.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.