Primary school in Wimborne, Dorset
Sturminster Marshall First School
78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4AY
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 17 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- Places
- 148
- How full
- 33% full — 49 of 148 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 25 / 24
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dorset 013C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 4%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sharon Bentley
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Stour & Allen Vale
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- URN
- 113675
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamphill Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | — | 2.7 mi |
| Henbury View First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 3 mi |
| Rushcombe First SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2022 | — | 3.1 mi |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 77% | 3.2 mi |
| Wimborne First School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.6 mi |
| Springdale First SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| St John's Church of England First School, WimborneAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 4.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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