Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJan 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Graded GoodJan 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023
Inspection history
- 21 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 January 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Ferndown Middle School, URN 113878
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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
- Ferndown Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.5 km · Dorset202645.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Dorset2026
- 4.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202436.1Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · DorsetRemains Good2024
- 5.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · DorsetGraded · no overall grade2025
- 6.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20243.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 148163 · 838/4184
- Capacity
- 600 pupils · 600 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2021
- Replaced
- Ferndown Middle School (URN 113878)
- Address
- Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, BH22 9UP
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources