Sturminster Marshall First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–9 · Wimborne, Dorset
Sturminster Marshall First School is a primary school in Wimborne, Dorset for ages 4–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 49 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Sturminster Marshall First school is a place where everyone is valued.”
- “Relationships between pupils, and across staff and pupils, are positive.”
- “Pupils feel safe to share any worries.”
To improve
- “However, despite the creation of an ambitious curriculum, some pupils, particularly older pupils, do not learn and achieve well enough.”
- “Although the school is working to tackle the areas that require improvement, this is not realised in how well pupils are academically ready for their next stage.”
- “This has resulted in a negative impact on pupils’ learning and achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015, as Dorset published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Pamphill Church of England First School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Henbury View First School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lytchett Matravers Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Rushcombe First School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wimborne First School and Nursery 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton Infant School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published