Henbury View First School

State-Funded School

henbury-view-first-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH21 3TRPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Henbury View First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–9, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 148 pupils. Henbury View First School is part of Hamwic Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

96%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

148

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 9
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 148
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Hamwic Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
17 Jun 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.