Manor Park Church of England First School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Dorchester (Dorset).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Manor Park Church of England First School is one of 12 schools run by Wessex Multi Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | Primary | Dorset | 119 | 5 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Damers First School | Primary | Dorset | 475 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Dorchester Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 527 | 11 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| Frome Valley CofE First School | Primary | Dorset | 141 | 4 | Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effective |
| Manor Park Church of England First School (this school) | Primary | Dorset | 396 | 6 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Milborne St Andrew First School | Primary | Dorset | 43 | 5 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First School | Primary | Dorset | 40 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Puddletown Church of England First School | Primary | Dorset | 134 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 441 | 9 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Dorset | 714 | 13 | Good 2022 |
| The Purbeck School | Secondary | Dorset | 1,022 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| The Thomas Hardye School | Secondary | Dorset | 2,014 | 11 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| 12 schools | 6,066 |
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.