Primary
Sturminster Marshall First School
78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 49 of 148 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Local authority
- Dorset
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 7.6
- Pupils per adult
- 11.0
- Pupils
- 84
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sharon Bentley
- Address
- 78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY
- Telephone
- 01258857348