# Alternatives to Rushcombe First School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Rushcombe First School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Rushcombe First School, for comparison

1.42 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Henbury View First School, Wimborne](/school/147710/henbury-view-first-school) | 0.3 mi west | 1.20 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Springdale First School, Broadstone](/school/143616/springdale-first-school) | 0.6 mi south-east | 1.48 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Broadstone First School, Broadstone](/school/141258/broadstone-first-school) | 1.0 mi east | 0.83 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Hillbourne Primary School, Poole](/school/148926/hillbourne-primary-school) | 1.6 mi south-east | 0.77 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Merley First School, Wimborne](/school/141794/merley-first-school) | 2.3 mi north-east | 1.13 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Upton Infant School, Poole](/school/146496/upton-infant-school) | 2.3 mi south | 0.89 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/113684/rushcombe-first-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/113684/rushcombe-first-school