Oakhurst Community First School
Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 209
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 142500
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202871577
About this school
Oakhurst Community First School is a primary academy in Ferndown. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakhurst Community First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Oakhurst Community First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakhurst Community First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 25.2% | 173 | — |
| St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery | — | 4.8% | 21.9% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| Ferndown First School | — | 6.2% | 18.6% | 348 | 1.7 miles |
| Parley First School | — | 4.9% | 12% | 313 | 2.2 miles |
| Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School | — | 7.8% | 20.7% | 84 | 2.2 miles |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | 90% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 245 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.17%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 14.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Ferndown
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Ferndown First School1.7 miles
Primary · Ferndown
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Parley First School2.2 miles
Primary · Ferndown
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Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School2.2 miles
Primary · Wimborne
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St Ives Primary & Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Ringwood
Other schools in Ferndown
- Ferndown First School Primary
- Parley First School Primary
- St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery Primary
- Ferndown Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- West Moors Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Ferndown Upper School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakhurst Community First School teach?
- Oakhurst Community First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Ferndown.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakhurst Community First School?
- The headteacher of Oakhurst Community First School is Mrs Ann Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakhurst Community First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakhurst Community First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakhurst Community First School?
- Oakhurst Community First School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Oakhurst Community First School full?
- Oakhurst Community First School has capacity for 209 pupils and 173 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakhurst Community First School a faith school?
- No. Oakhurst Community First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakhurst Community First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakhurst Community First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Oakhurst Community First School part of an academy trust?
- Oakhurst Community First School is part of THE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Oakhurst Community First School have?
- The schools register lists Oakhurst Community First School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Oakhurst Community First School's absence rate?
- Oakhurst Community First School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oakhurst Community First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oakhurst Community First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.