Cranborne Church of England First School
Water Street, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
73 pupils · 52% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
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 12 October 2023, published 4 December 2023. 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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 13 | 29 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 6 | 22 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
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
- Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trinity Church of England First School 4.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hillside Community First School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Verwood Church of England First School 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt 6.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery 7.4 km · Good — confirmed 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.