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100% Outstanding or Good · above the 87% national figure

Within 3 miles: 11 schools.

By Ofsted rating

4 Good
7 No current grade

By phase

7 Primary
3 Secondary
1 Special

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West Moors Middle School

Community school · 1.2 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSecondary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range9–13
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherDr Deborah Craddock
    AddressHeathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202872474
    Websitewww.westmoorsmid.dorset.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Published admission distance 5.23 mi (2025/26)
    URN113861
    Distance1.2 mi

    Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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  • Pupils 240 on roll +
    On roll 240 of 240 capacity (100% full)
    Eligible for free school meals37.1%
    Gender split46.2% boys, 53.8% girls
    English as an additional language7.1%
    Ethnicity White 91.6%, Asian 1.3%, Black 1.7%, Mixed 3.8%, Other 1.7%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2022-03-09

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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Oakhurst Community First School

Academy converter · 1.3 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range5–9
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustTHE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMrs Ann Clark
    AddressShaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202871577
    Websitewww.oakhurstfirst.com/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Published admission distance 1.17 mi (2025/26)
    URN142500
    Distance1.3 mi

    Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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  • Pupils 173 on roll +
    On roll 173 of 209 capacity (83% full)
    Eligible for free school meals20.8%
    Gender split51.4% boys, 48.6% girls
    English as an additional language5.2%
    Ethnicity White 96.6%, Asian 0.6%, Black 0.6%, Mixed 1.8%, Other 0.6%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2022-01-19

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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Kinson Academy

Academy converter · 2.6 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range4–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    TrustAUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
    Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
    Head teacherMrs Jo Wakeman
    AddressSchool Lane, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Phone01202572713
    Websitewww.kinson-academy.co.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.28 mi Estimated
    URN146796
    Distance2.6 mi

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 179 on roll +
    On roll 179 of 240 capacity (75% full)
    Eligible for free school meals40.8%
    Gender split48.0% boys, 52.0% girls
    English as an additional language16.8%
    Ethnicity White 86.0%, Asian 5.1%, Black 3.9%, Mixed 2.8%, Other 2.2%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2022-06-23

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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  • Exam Results 65.0% +
    Meeting expected standard65.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 50.0%
    2023/24 52.0%
    2024/25 65.0%
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Parley First School

Academy converter · 0.9 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range4–9
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustSOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMr J Bagwell
    AddressGlenmoor Road, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202874400
    Websitehttp://www.parley.dorset.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Published admission distance 1.42 mi (2025/26)
    URN148162
    Distance0.9 mi

    Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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  • Pupils 313 on roll +
    On roll 313 of 315 capacity (99% full)
    Eligible for free school meals11.5%
    Gender split51.4% boys, 48.6% girls
    English as an additional language1.0%
    Ethnicity White 93.9%, Asian 0.9%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 5.1%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2023-09-18

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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Ferndown Upper School

Community school · 0.6 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSecondary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range13–19
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formHas a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNon-selective
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMr Philip Jones
    AddressCherry Grove, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202871243
    Websitehttp://www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Published admission distance 5.15 mi (2025/26)
    URN113854
    Distance0.6 mi

    Published admission distance is a real figure from Dorset council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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  • Pupils 1134 on roll +
    On roll 1134 of 1146 capacity (99% full)
    Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)249
    Eligible for free school meals19.5%
    Gender split49.8% boys, 50.2% girls
    English as an additional language5.9%
    Ethnicity White 94.0%, Asian 1.3%, Black 0.5%, Mixed 3.6%, Other 0.8%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2021-12-08.

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  • Exam Results Not published +
    Progress 8Not published for this school
    Grade 5+ English & Maths45.4%
    Academic year2024/25

    Progress 8 by year

    2022/23 0.72
    2023/24 0.34
    2024/25
  • Destinations 86% into further study +
    School sixth form60.9%
    Sixth-form college0.0%
    Further education college25.3%
    Apprenticeship1.3%
    Employment3.6%
    Not a sustained destination5.8%
    Academic year2022/23

    Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Portfield School

Non-maintained special school · 2.0 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSpecial
    TypeNon-maintained special school
    Age range4–19
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formHas a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
    Head teacherMrs Anna Hewitt
    AddressParley Lane, Christchurch, Dorset
    Phone01202573808
    Websitewww.autism-unlimited.org/education/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    URN113942
    Distance2.0 mi

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  • Pupils 144 on roll +
    On roll 144 of 150 capacity (96% full)
    Eligible for free school meals27.8%
    Gender split78.5% boys, 21.5% girls
    English as an additional language6.9%
    Ethnicity White 76.4%, Asian 4.2%, Black 3.5%, Mixed 4.9%, Other 11.1%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2024-11-27.

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  • Destinations 8% into further study +
    School sixth form0.0%
    Sixth-form college0.0%
    Further education college7.7%
    Apprenticeship0.0%
    Employment0.0%
    Not a sustained destination0.0%
    Academic year2022/23

    Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · 2.8 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterRoman Catholic
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustPLYMOUTH CAST
    Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
    Head teacherMrs Sarah Terrey
    AddressDurdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset
    Phone01202574277
    Websitewww.ctkcps.com
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.46 mi Estimated
    URN140705
    Distance2.8 mi

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 302 on roll +
    On roll 302 of 369 capacity (82% full)
    Eligible for free school meals17.5%
    Gender split53.3% boys, 46.7% girls
    English as an additional language21.9%
    Ethnicity White 77.8%, Asian 2.0%, Black 8.3%, Mixed 7.6%, Other 4.3%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited.

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early years provisionRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

    Only the latest graded inspection is shown here. We don't hold a full historical inspection timeline.

  • Exam Results 15.0% +
    Meeting expected standard15.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 46.0%
    2023/24 36.0%
    2024/25 15.0%
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St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

Academy converter · 1.6 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range2–9
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterChurch of England
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustTHE HEATH ACADEMY TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMrs Laura Crossley
    AddressStation Road, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202874838
    Websitewww.stmaryswestmoors.org/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.93 mi Estimated
    URN142514
    Distance1.6 mi

    Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 148 on roll +
    On roll 148 of 184 capacity (80% full)
    Eligible for free school meals16.2%
    Gender split48.6% boys, 51.4% girls
    English as an additional language5.4%
    Ethnicity White 94.7%, Asian 2.7%, Black 0.7%, Mixed 2.1%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-10-19.

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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Ferndown First School

Academy converter · 0.5 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range4–9
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustSOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMr Sean Watts
    AddressMountbatten Drive, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202873747
    Websitehttp://www.fernfirst.dorset.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 2.32 mi Estimated
    URN148161
    Distance0.5 mi

    Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 348 on roll +
    On roll 348 of 342 capacity (102% full)
    Eligible for free school meals18.4%
    Gender split49.4% boys, 50.6% girls
    English as an additional language3.7%
    Ethnicity White 92.3%, Asian 1.2%, Black 1.1%, Mixed 4.7%, Other 0.6%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-11-10.

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Ferndown Middle School

Academy converter · 0.5 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSecondary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range9–13
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustSOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMr Grant Hopkins
    AddressPeter Grant Way, Ferndown, Dorset
    Phone01202876556
    Websitehttp://fernmid.dorset.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 3.2 mi Estimated
    URN148163
    Distance0.5 mi

    Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 600 on roll +
    On roll 600 of 600 capacity (100% full)
    Eligible for free school meals20.7%
    Gender split51.7% boys, 48.3% girls
    English as an additional language4.5%
    Ethnicity White 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, Black 0.4%, Mixed 2.9%, Other 1.2%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-06-21.

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Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

Academy converter · 1.9 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy converter
    Age range5–9
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterChurch of England
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityDorset
    Head teacherMrs Julie-Anne Palfrey
    AddressHampreston Village, Wimborne, Dorset
    Phone01202573074
    Websitewww.hamprestonfirstschool.com/
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.91 mi Estimated
    URN150992
    Distance1.9 mi

    Dorset hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 134 on roll +
    On roll 134 of 150 capacity (89% full)
    Eligible for free school meals11.9%
    Gender split50.7% boys, 49.3% girls
    English as an additional language11.2%
    Ethnicity White 96.2%, Asian 0.0%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 3.7%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited.

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