Primary
Manor Park Church of England First School
Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 396 of 450 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 36.9
- Pupils per adult
- 11.4
- Pupils
- 420
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 January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH
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
- Tamara Sterck
- Address
- Mellstock Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2BH
- Telephone
- 01305268741