Damers First School
Liscombe Street, Dorchester, DT1 3DF
475 pupils · 79% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 12 February 2025, published 10 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 68 | 158 | 75 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 81 | 63 | 148 | 78 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 83 | 168 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 88 | 84 | 162 | 87 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 86 | 162 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 76 | 162 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 84 | 185 | 85 |
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
- The Prince of Wales School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 1.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Manor Park Church of England First School 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School 5.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Broadmayne First School 6.8 km · Good (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.