Report card · inspected Mar 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 3 March 2026Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
- 8 December 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 278 | 45.9 | 42% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 249 | 45.7 | 45% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 232 | 48.3 | 50% | 74% | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 225 | 49.3 | 48% | 69% | +0.72 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ferndown Upper SchoolThis schoolThis school202645.9Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · DorsetRemains Good2023
- 2.5 km · Dorset2026
- 4.6 km · DorsetRemains Good2024
- 4.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade2025
- 6.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 113854 · 838/4022
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,146 pupils · 1,134 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Cherry Grove, Ferndown, BH22 9EY
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources