St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–9MixedChurch of England
Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JF
Headteacher · Mrs Laura Crossley
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 10 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils148Capacity 184
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 23 April 2025
TrustThe Heath Academy Trust
Free school meals16.6%
Ofsted
Inspection on 23 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Dorset council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DorsetApplications for September 2026
29 of the 32 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications75
First choice32
First-choice offers29
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Oakhurst Community First School0.6 mi
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School1.8 mi
- Ferndown First School1.9 mi
- Parley First School2.5 mi
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School2.9 mi