Cranborne Middle SchoolLockyer's Middle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wimborne.

Summary of the comparison

Cranborne Middle School and Lockyer's Middle School are middle deemed secondary schools in Wimborne.

  • Cranborne Middle School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lockyer's Middle School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lockyer's Middle School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cranborne Middle School was judged Good and Lockyer's Middle School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Cranborne Middle School and 76.0% for Lockyer's Middle School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cranborne Middle School (62.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lockyer's Middle School (63.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cranborne Middle School versus Lockyer's Middle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WimborneCranborne Middle SchoolWimborneLockyer's Middle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 29 in Dorset 7th of 29 in Dorset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-13 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll306 444
Capacity256 528
LocationWimborne, BH21 5RP Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census306 444
Free school meals (ever 6)17.3% 13.3%
English as an additional language0.3% 1.1%
SEN support4.9% 14.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.7% 8.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cranborne Middle School

Lockyer's Middle School

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