Pamphill Church of England First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–9 · Wimborne, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.558 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Pamphill Church of England First School is a primary school in Wimborne, Dorset for ages 5–9 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Pamphill Church of England 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 | 4.558 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 4.558 miles, 3rd longest of the 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.64 miles).
- It was further from the school than in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 12 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 46 applications for Reception 2026, 9 (20%) came from families living outside Dorset, and 3 offers went to them.
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
- Pamphill Green, Wimborne, BH21 4EE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 67 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pamphill is an inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils embrace the values of ‘love’ and ‘courage’.”
- “The caring relationships between members of the school community mean that pupils feel safe and happy.”
To improve
- “The school is working on commonly understood expectations of behaviour at all times of the school day.”
- “However, on occasion, there are lower expectations for how pupils should behave.”
- “Because of this, opportunities to check for understanding and address gaps can be missed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 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.
- Wimborne First School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Henbury View First School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Rushcombe First School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Colehill First School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayeswood First School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sturminster Marshall First School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James Church of England First School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published