Primary school

St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

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  • ages 5–9
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Dorset
  • BH21 1BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South West

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South West 62No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South West 6No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South West 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South West 104No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 60.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd205
3rd226

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026148
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.1%
First language not English6.4%
SEN support22.0%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils17.2%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

98.7% full · 150 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.5
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 7.2 FTE · Whole workforce 14.6 · 27 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,865
Spend per pupil£6,064
Staff spend per pupil£4,596
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£113,000in-year balance

Grants £6,787 · self-generated £78 · premises £511 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INITIO LEARNING TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £1,455,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it