Oakhurst Community First School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dorset
Shaftesbury Road, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/11/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
173
Capacity used
Has space83%
209 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer
28
Places offered
57
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 21 | 21 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 5 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 57 | 26 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Ann Clark
- Address
- Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
- Phone
- 01202871577
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Christchurch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142500
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
173 pupils · 209 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
23 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 116 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.