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Henbury View First School

Primary · Academy converter · Wimborne, BH21 3TR

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Henbury View First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 29 Nov 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages5 to 9
Pupils148
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sally Wall
TrustHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityDorset
Opened01 Feb 2020
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147710.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils148
Girls66
Boys82
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.8.8%
First language not English2.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.1.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.14
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size30

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.6%
Other White
2.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
White and Asian
1.4%
Irish
0.7%
African
0.7%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%
Other mixed
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.8
Teachers (FTE)6.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.59
Support staff (FTE)8.79
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.136
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.36
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.22
Applications from another local authority (Reception)28

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDorsetEngland
Overall absence2.6%, better than England-5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.3.3%, better than England-13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England-1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Henbury View First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryRushcombe First SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.6 miNot applicableCastle Court SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.8 miMiddle deemed secondaryLockyer's Middle SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miSecondaryCorfe Hills SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySpringdale First SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.4 miPrimaryBroadstone First SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miMiddle deemed secondaryBroadstone Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Henbury View First School

What is Henbury View First School's Ofsted rating?

Henbury View First School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 29 Nov 2023.

How hard is it to get into Henbury View First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Henbury View First School made 30 offers from 136 applications (4.5 per offer), and 22 of 36 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Henbury View First School?

Henbury View First School has 148 pupils aged 5 to 9.

What is the capacity of Henbury View First School?

Henbury View First School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Henbury View First School?

At Henbury View First School, the average class had 30 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Henbury View First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Henbury View First School missed 2.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 3.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.