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Merley First School

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personMrs Katharine Anstey

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location_onWimborne, BH21 1SD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

302

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Merley First School is a Academy converter primary school in Wimborne, serving ages 5-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Merley First School is an academy converter in Wimborne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 5-9. It is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 287 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 November 2023

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2011-07-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-07-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 287 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	287	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	288	5	1.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	285	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	285	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	302	2	0.7%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	300	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	302	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	304	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	303	1	0.3%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	305	1	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	305	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Merley First School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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