Oakhurst Community First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–9 · Ferndown, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.169 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2023 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakhurst Community First School is a primary school in Ferndown, Dorset for ages 5–9 (academy converter). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Oakhurst Community First 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 2026 | 1.169 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.169 miles away, the 11th shortest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.64 miles).
- Reception last distances were published for 5 years; the 2026 figure was about the same as in 2023 and nearer than in 2016.
- In 2026, Reception had 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 20.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
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
- Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend Oakhurst First School experience a secure start to their schooling.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘from tiny acorns mighty oaks grow’, is brought to life.”
- “In Nursery Year, pupils begin their journey in the Acorn class, where they grow both emotionally and academically.”
To improve
- “Despite this, there is variability in the way in which some pupils form their letters and numbers correctly in their written work.”
- “However, some adaptations do not always match pupils' specific needs.”
- “Therefore, some pupils do not always access their learning as well as leaders intend, which slows their progress.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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 Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ferndown First School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parley First School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hayeswood First School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Colehill First School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published