Rushcombe First School
Primary school in Wimborne, Dorset. Outstanding (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 30 November 2022, report published 30 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesHenbury View First School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.6 milesSpringdale First School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 1.0 milesBroadstone First School
Good (Sep 2023)
- 1.6 milesHillbourne Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 2.3 milesMerley First School
Good (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.