Oakhurst Community First School
Academy converter in Ferndown, Dorset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 5 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 173 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 209 |
| Free school meals | 20.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Address | Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0DY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.oakhurstfirst.com/ |
| Telephone | 01202871577 |
| URN | 142500 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2021, published 19 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Ferndown First School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Parley First School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School (primary school, about 4.9 km)
- Hayeswood First School (primary school, about 5.4 km)
- Colehill First School (primary school, about 5.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.