St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
Academy converter primary school in Wimborne (Dorset).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is one of 19 schools run by Initio Learning Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Religious character
- Church of England
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenbourn Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 499 | 5 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; safeguarding effective |
| Bridport Primary School | Primary | Dorset | 267 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Dorset | 194 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School | Primary | Dorset | 99 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Colehill First School | Primary | Dorset | 148 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| Corfe Hills School | Secondary | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 943 | 9 | Good 2021 |
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 434 | 5 | Good 2022 |
| Hayeswood First School | Primary | Dorset | 148 | 4 | Good 2023 |
| Hillside Community First School | Primary | Dorset | 221 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2011, previous school) |
| Lockyer's Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 436 | 5 | Good 2022 |
| Merley First School | Primary | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 292 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| Pamphill Church of England First School | Primary | Dorset | 67 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| Queen Elizabeth's School | Secondary | Dorset | 1,375 | 7 | Requires improvement 2023 |
| St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne (this school) | Primary | Dorset | 148 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster | Primary | Dorset | 148 | 7 | not inspected / no record |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 563 | 4 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| The Sir John Colfox Academy | Secondary | Dorset | 756 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Verwood Church of England First School | Primary | Dorset | 289 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| Witchampton Church of England First School | Primary | Dorset | 45 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| 19 schools | 7,072 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.