St James Church of England First School
Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
134 pupils · 107% of 125 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 4.5%
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 4 February 2025, published 12 March 2025. 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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 53 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 35 | 54 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 23 | 30 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 26 | 41 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 34 | 54 | 25 |
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
- Witchampton Church of England First School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Colehill First School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hayeswood First School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wimborne First School and Nursery 5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pamphill Church of England First School 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.