Verwood Church of England First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–9 · Verwood, Dorset
Verwood Church of England First School is a primary school in Verwood, Dorset for ages 2–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2022 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils learn well at this school.”
- “The ambition for every pupil to succeed has been the trust’s vision through a period of significant change.”
- “The school has recently made the expectations of pupils’ behaviour and attitudes to their learning clearer.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, pupils do not produce the work they are capable of.”
- “In a few subjects, the way the curriculum is sometimes implemented does not help pupils to grasp and recall key knowledge.”
- “This is particularly the case in some areas of mathematics, where pupils struggled to accurately recall units of measure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 34 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 2016 to 2022, 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.
- Hillside Community First School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Church of England First School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community First School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cranborne Church of England First School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt 3.6 mi School remains Good