St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

SP6 3AJPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–9, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 125 pupils. St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt is part of The Heath Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

Pupils

125

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 9
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 125
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Heath Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.