Wool Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Wareham, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.435 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wool Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wareham, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Wool Church of England Primary 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 | 1.435 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 1.435 miles, was about the same as in 2022 and 13th shortest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- High Street, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6BT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 116 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Wool Primary School.”
- “This is because adults know the pupils well and care for them.”
- “Pupils say that everyone in their school is ‘special’.”
To improve
- “In some wider curriculum subjects, the learning that teachers provide does not always focus precisely enough on what pupils need to learn.”
- “As a result, some pupils become confused about what they are expected to learn and do not build on what they know and can do.”
- “For example, pupils struggle to use the correct techniques to create their artwork.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 46% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bovington Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi Good
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bere Regis Primary and Preschool 5.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frome Valley CofE First School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5.8 mi Good