St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

Ofsted

▲Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 11 January 2023, published 1 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

• ▲Manor Park Church of England First School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
• –The Prince of Wales School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
• –Damers First School 2.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
• –St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 3.4 km · No Ofsted rating
• ▲Broadmayne First School 4.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
• –Frome Valley CofE First School 6.9 km · No overall grade (2025)

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.