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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Hillside Community First School

Academy converter primary school in Verwood (Dorset).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.3
▲ 0.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.8%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
92%
221 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Map of nearby schools

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).
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Nearby schools

nearest first

24 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Trinity Church of England First School, 0.3 miles away.

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PhaseOfsted
Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter0.3 mi Primary128No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good
Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led0.8 mi Middle deemed secondary434Good, 2022
Verwood Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter0.8 mi Primary289Good, 2023
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2.0 mi Primary84Good, 2023
St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtAcademy converter2.8 mi Primary125Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school)
Cranborne Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter3.3 mi Primary73Good, 2023
Cranborne Middle SchoolCommunity3.4 mi Middle deemed secondary265Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019)
St Mary's CofE First School & NurseryAcademy converter3.6 mi Primary148No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Aurora Beeches SchoolOther independent special3.7 mi Special48-
St Ives Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3.7 mi Primary245Outstanding, 2023
Sheiling CollegeSpecial post 16 institution3.8 mi Special--
Sheiling SchoolOther independent special3.8 mi Special43-
Ringwood Waldorf SchoolOther independent3.8 mi Independent248-
Aurora Boveridge CollegeSpecial post 16 institution4.1 mi Special--
Oakhurst Community First SchoolAcademy converter4.1 mi Primary173Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryAcademy converter4.2 mi Primary70Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school)
West Moors Middle SchoolCommunity4.2 mi Middle deemed secondary240Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4
Ringwood Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled4.5 mi Primary239Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3
Ringwood School AcademyAcademy converter4.5 mi Secondary1,592Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017)
Forres Sandle Manor SchoolOther independent4.5 mi Independent197-
Poulner Infant School and NurseryCommunity4.7 mi Primary207Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015)
Poulner Junior SchoolCommunity4.7 mi Primary265Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2019)
Ringwood Junior SchoolCommunity4.8 mi Primary353Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016)
St James Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter4.9 mi Primary134No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).

This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).

Overall deprivation9
Income8
Employment8
Education and skills8
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived

Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families
50

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