Parley First School, Ferndown | The Schools Guide

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Parley First School

Glenmoor Road, Ferndown BH22 8QE

https://www.parley.dorset.sch.uk/

Parley First School is an academy. It has about 320 boys and girls aged between 4 and 9. In July 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.

This school is a member of Castleman Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ferndown First School, Ferndown Middle School, Broadstone Middle School and Broadstone First School.)

Particular strengths include Environment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Ferndown First School
0.7		Ferndown Middle School
1.4		Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
1.7		Kinson Academy
1.9		Christ The King Catholic Primary School
2.1		West Moors Middle School
2.1		Oakhurst Community First School
2.3		Elm Academy
2.5		Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
2.5		The Epiphany School
2.5		St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery
2.5		Hill View Primary School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: There is no attainment information for this school.

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

Progress: There is no progress information for this school. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

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