Rushcombe First School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Dorset
Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 3PX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 30/11/2022
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
6.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
313
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
308 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
58 of 81 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
143
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 81 | 58 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 143 | 60 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Mahon
- Address
- Hanham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3PX
- Phone
- 01202695722
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- Corfe Mullen · Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113684
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
313 pupils · 308 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
30 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 255 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Dorset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.