Damers First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–9 · Dorchester, Dorset
Damers First School is a primary school in Dorchester, Dorset for ages 4–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 475 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “The Damers way of being, ‘brave, unique, caring and kind’, is the heartbeat of this inclusive school.”
- “Pupils know how this vision, alongside the school values, makes the school a happy place to be.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Damers and this is reflected in their high attendance.”
To improve
- “However, on some occasions, these checks do not always identify where pupils have not secured important knowledge, such as accuracy of letter formation.”
- “These checks do not always lead to adjustments in the curriculum.”
- “As a result, some pupils build their knowledge less securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 68 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 2024, 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.
- The Prince of Wales School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Park Church of England First School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadmayne First School and Nursery 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bincombe Valley Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published