School Summary

Canford School


Boys: 360
Girls: 287
Total Pupils: 647
Opened: 01-01-1930
Ofsted:
Headmaster: Ben Vessey
Canford School
Canford Magna
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 3AD
Telephone: 01202841254
Website: https://www.canford.com

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05012650
AdministrativeWard (name): Bearwood & Merley
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 2
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Selective
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 3
Boarders (name): Boarding school
BoardingEstablishment (name): Has boarders
CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
Country (name):
County (name): Dorset
DateOfLastInspectionVisit:
Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E06000058
DistrictAdministrative (name): Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 403350
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Canford School
EstablishmentNumber: 6000
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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GOR (code): K
GOR (name): South West
GSSLACode (name): X999999
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Ben
HeadLastName: Vessey
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headmaster
HeadTitle (name): Mr
InspectorateName (name): ISI
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 839
LA (name): Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
LSOA (code): E01015431
LSOA (name): Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001A
LastChangedDate: 24-03-2023
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MSOA (code): E02003194
MSOA (name): Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 98917
NumberOfBoys: 360
NumberOfGirls: 287
NumberOfPupils: 647
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
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OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-01-1930
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000815
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Mid Dorset and North Poole
PercentageFSM: 0.0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: BH21 3AD
PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 6019
PreviousLA (code): 836
PreviousLA (name): Pre-LGR 2019 Poole
PropsName: Canford School Limited
QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): South-West England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 34
ReligiousCharacter (name): Anglican/Church of England
ReligiousEthos (name): Anglican/Church of England
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SENNoStat: 154
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 680
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
SchoolSponsors (name):
SchoolWebsite: www.canford.com
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 13
Street: Canford Magna
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01202841254
Town: Wimborne
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
Trusts (code):
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UKPRN: 10008144
UPRN: 200004744454
URN: 113922
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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