Oakhurst Community First School is a primary school located in Ferndown. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shaftesbury Road, Ferndown

School Information

Address: Shaftesbury Road, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
Website: www.oakhurstfirst.com/
Telephone: 01202871577
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann Clark
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142500

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 209
Number of Pupils: 159
Number of Boys: 78
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakhurst Community First School
Shaftesbury Road , West Moors BH22 0DY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West Moors, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
Station Road , West Moors BH22 0JF
3out of 4 1,131 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndown First School
Mountbatten Drive , BH22 9FB
- not rated 2,992 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ferndown Upper School
Cherry Grove , BH22 9EY
3out of 4 2,728 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Moors Middle School
Heathfield Way , West Moors BH22 0DA
3out of 4 416 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way , BH22 9UP
- not rated 2,955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.