What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 26 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
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 hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry- 2024 4.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2023 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2022 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2021 5.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
- 2020 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
- This school
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 14 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2023 | 39 | 117 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2022 | 32 | 92 | 2.9 | 10 | 0.31 |
| Sep 2021 | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 10 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.46 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Broadstone Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained2025
- 1.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 70.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood202144.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20233.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · DorsetGood2022
- 3.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20224.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade2025
- 4.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRequires significant improvement 20261.2applications per place 35.6Attainment 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141184 · 839/4002
- Capacity
- 652 pupils · 542 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Broadstone Middle School (URN 113877)
- Address
- Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AE
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources