Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–9 · Wimborne, Dorset
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School is a primary school in Wimborne, Dorset for ages 2–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2023 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite and well-mannered.”
- “Pupils are proud of their own and each other’s achievements.”
- “They know the school’s routines and leaders’ expectations.”
To improve
- “Subject leadership is less well developed in some subjects.”
- “Where this occurs, subject leaders do not help teachers to assess the impact of and revise the subject’s curriculum as intended.”
- “This means that, sometimes, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not spotted and closed quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 9 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2023, 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.
- Verwood Church of England First School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillside Community First School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Church of England First School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community First School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ferndown First School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James Church of England First School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published