Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
Primary · Wimborne · BH21 5LX
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 10 May 2023
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70 pupils · 93% of 75 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 21% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 148302
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place12 places offered · 12 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 25% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 10 May 2023: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.