Merley First School
Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1SD
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 5 to 9
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 292 (150 boys, 142 girls)
- Capacity: 300
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 9.9%
- Telephone: 01202888455
- Ofsted: Good (29 Nov 2023)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 118 applications, 60 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Broadstone Middle School (1.6 miles, straight line)
- Broadstone First School (1.8 miles, straight line)
- Corfe Hills School (1.8 miles, straight line)
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School (1.9 miles, straight line)
- Poole Grammar School (2.2 miles, straight line)
- Springdale First School (2.3 miles, straight line)
