Report card · inspected Jun 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 | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected 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
- 9 June 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
- 1 February 2022Graded inspection: 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.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- West Moors Middle SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 2.5 km · Dorset202645.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · DorsetRemains Good2023
- 5.9 km · DorsetGood2022
- 6.6 km · DorsetRemains Good2024
- 6.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · HampshireRemains Good20221.2applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 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
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 113861 · 838/4033
- Capacity
- 256 pupils · 240 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources