Dunster First School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
126
AGES
4 - 9
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(12/06/2018)
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13 St George's Street
Dunster
Minehead
TA24 6RX
01643821254

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since your appointment as headteacher, at the beginning of this academic year, you have implemented an innovative and successful approach to developing staff skills. As a united team, you and your staff have built well on the pupils’ good achievement sustained by your predecessor. Governors, too, have undergone recent change. They are managing links with an increased number of schools in the federation effectively to make continued use of the widened expertise available. You are utilising this expertise supportively to establish more consistency in the way teachers deepen pupils’ understanding as they move through the school. You have already widened the stimulating range of learning experiences provided for the pupils to motivate them and boost their personal as well as academic skills. All those associated with the school, including parents, acknowledge the positive way that activities such as visiting the ‘Tall Trees Trail’ and ‘wassailing in the orchard’ enrich children’s learning. The very supportive relationships shared by staff and pupils and between the pupils themselves continue to be a key element prompting effective learning across the school. Pupils’ impressive personal development, cultivated very supportively from the moment they start school in the Reception class, is a continuing strength. Pupils and parents recognise the high level of care, support and guidance that you and your staff provide. Parents who responded to the online survey were unanimous in recommending the school to others, and were very positive about almost every aspect of their children’s education. As one parent typically wrote: ‘The school has a charming community feel to it and the emphasis on teaching kindness is evident throughout. I feel my child is developing skills beyond pure academic skills and he has been very happy.’ Leaders and teachers have given high priority to addressing issues raised by the previous inspection. They have worked effectively to widen the curriculum, boost pupils’ interest and secure their productive engagement in learning. The previous inspection report also identified that teachers needed to strengthen the guidance given to pupils to help them to improve their work. Pupils have responded positively. For example, they make rapid progress in learning to read. They are also particularly adept at using phonics to tackle new words, and writing meaningfully using well-constructed sentences. These well-developed skills reflect their positive response to teachers’ improved guidance. You recognise the need to provide similarly consistent guidance and increase opportunities for pupils to fully develop their problem-solving skills in mathematics. Safeguarding is effective. A strong culture of safeguarding permeates the day-to-day life of the school. Parents, staff, governors and the pupils themselves acknowledged their responsibility to help keep everyone safe. Pupils, for example, know that they should help each other to use computers safely. Leaders, including governors, ensure that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Checks on staff recruitment and on all those who work with pupils at the school are of the highest quality. As designated lead, you ensure that you and your staff keep their safeguarding training fully up to date. For example, staff know how to recognise signs of bullying or abuse and know what to do should they have concerns about a child. All the parents who responded to the online surveys agreed that the school looks after pupils well and keeps them safe. As one parent typically wrote: ‘I am indeed extremely confident that my child is very happy, safe, well cared for and educated well at Dunster First School.’ Pupils also confidently expressed the view that they feel safe and well looked after at school. Inspection findings I firstly looked at the effectiveness of leaders and teachers in developing pupils’ positive learning behaviours and ability to improve their work. You and your teachers have worked hard to ensure that the curriculum offered to the pupils stimulates their interest and motivates them to investigate and learn for themselves. Across the classes, pupils’ detailed and descriptive writing, for example in Year 2 about moon landings, clearly shows how much the wide variety of topics enriches their learning. Pupils appreciate the different ways teachers inform them about what they should include in their work, what to correct and what to do next to improve.

Dunster First School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>60, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>42, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>11, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>66, "strongly_agree"=>6, "agree"=>8, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>26, "strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>30, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>49, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>49, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024
Yes No {"yes"=>72, "no"=>28} UNLOCK Figures based on 53 responses up to 26-03-2024

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