Ofsted: Inadequate trending_up Places Available
Manor Park Church of England First School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMs Tamara Sterk
corporate_fareWESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
location_onDorchester, DT1 2BH
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Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2022
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Students
414
local_fire_department
Demand Ratio
0.7x
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Manor Park Church of England First School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Dorchester, serving ages 2-9. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Manor Park Church of England First School is an academy sponsor led in Dorchester, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 2-9. It is part of WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 422 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Inadequate, and leadership and management Inadequate.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
Publication Timeline
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Inspection History
2 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Inadequate
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Inadequate
Development
Inadequate
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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