Parley First School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dorset
Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
10.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
313
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
315 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
57 of 68 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
125
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 68 | 57 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 125 | 59 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- J Bagwell
- Address
- Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE
- Phone
- 01202874400
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- West Parley · Christchurch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148162
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
313 pupils · 315 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
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 - 20
04 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 249 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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.