Verwood Church of England First School
Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF
289 pupils · 88% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 26 September 2023, published 8 November 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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 35 | 34 | 90 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 37 | 100 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 34 | 74 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 64 | 101 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 65 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 64 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 50 | 90 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 44 | 100 | 46 |
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
- Hillside Community First School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trinity Church of England First School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery 4.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oakhurst Community First School 5.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School 5.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.