Verwood Church of England First School

State-Funded School

verwood-church-of-england-first-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

BH31 6JFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Verwood Church of England First 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 289 pupils. Verwood Church of England First School is part of INITIO LEARNING 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

98%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

289

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 289
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: INITIO LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 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.