Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wareham, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
3.265 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2015–2018 trend 🔒
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wareham, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2025 entry.
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 3.265 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2025, the last child offered a place lived 3.265 miles away, 7th longest of 14 Dorset primary schools (this one included) with a published last distance.
- The 2025 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2018 and in 2015, and the figure has swung sharply between some years.
- There were 15 first-choice applications for 15 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 87 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this warm and welcoming school.”
- “The values of courage, community, perseverance and belief embody the work of the school.”
- “Staff have high expectations of all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, the handwriting policy is not consistently followed and modelled.”
- “This means that pupils do not always form letters accurately or use the correct pencil grip.”
- “This leads to variability in pupils’ work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Good
- Swanage Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5.5 mi Good
- Upton Junior School 7.0 mi Good