Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

State-Funded School

three-legged-cross-first-and-nursery-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

ChristchurchConstituency

BH21 6RFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School 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 84 pupils. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School is part of The Heath Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

87%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: 2 – 9
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 84
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Heath Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Jun 2009	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.