Parley First School
Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE
313 pupils · 99% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
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 3 July 2023, published 18 September 2023. 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 — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 66 | 135 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 68 | 125 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 79 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 64 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 114 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 62 | 130 | 59 |
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
- Ferndown First School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kinson Academy 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oakhurst Community First School 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Elm Academy 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.