Sturminster Marshall First School

78 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4AY

Not rated

Inspected 17 June 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

4–9

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Dorset →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–9
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 68 / 148 (46%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 17 June 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

16.2%

Disadvantaged

1.5%

EAL

SEN support

17.6%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

5.8%

Overall absence

13.1%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

5.2

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

13.1

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.5 vs 2023/24

1.51

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.7 vs 2023/24

£43,984

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 14% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,880 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£10,018

Spend per pupil

£9,739

Income per pupil

54%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.