Parley First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–9 · Ferndown, Dorset
Parley First School is a primary school in Ferndown, Dorset for ages 4–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Parley First School are kind and respectful.”
- “They are happy at school and feel safe.”
- “They learn how to overcome challenges and resolve their differences.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders have not yet established precisely what pupils need to learn.”
- “The work pupils complete does not always ensure they retain the most important knowledge.”
- “In the early years, a few activities children undertake during ‘continuous provision’ do not match leaders’ intentions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 66 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 56 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, 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.
- Ferndown First School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakhurst Community First School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hayeswood First School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Colehill First School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published