Primary
The Prince of Wales School
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 156 of 150 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.9
- Pupils per adult
- 8.8
- Pupils
- 157
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 attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
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 inspections2
March 2024
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)June 2018
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
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
- Gary Spracklen
- Address
- Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
- Telephone
- 01305257120
Other primary schools nearby
- Damers First SchoolNot enough data
- Manor Park Church of England First SchoolNot enough data
- St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterNot enough data
- St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterNot enough data
- Broadmayne First SchoolNot enough data
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First SchoolNot enough data