Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, BH22 9UP
600 pupils · 100% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 June 2023, published 14 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- West Moors Middle School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Allenbourn Middle School 6.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broadstone Middle School 7.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Emmanuel Church of England Middle School 7.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lockyer's Middle School 8.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.