Wimborne First School and Nursery
Campanula Way, Wimborne, BH21 4FW
400 pupils · 130% of 308 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 2 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. 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 — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 71 | 152 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 70 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 54 | 119 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 72 | 72 | 144 | 72 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 52 | 114 | 52 |
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 John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pamphill Church of England First School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Merley First School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Colehill First School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hayeswood First School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rushcombe First School 4.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · 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.