West Moors Middle SchoolEmmanuel Church of England Middle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

West Moors Middle School and Emmanuel Church of England Middle School are middle deemed secondary schools.

  • West Moors Middle School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Emmanuel Church of England Middle School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Emmanuel Church of England Middle School is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Moors Middle School was judged the expected standard and Emmanuel Church of England 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 49.0% for West Moors Middle School and 65.0% for Emmanuel Church of England Middle School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at West Moors Middle School (53.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Emmanuel Church of England Middle School (70.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Moors Middle School versus Emmanuel Church of England Middle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FerndownWest Moors Middle SchoolVerwoodEmmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking12th of 29 in Dorset 2nd of 29 in Dorset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-13 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 439
Capacity240 480
LocationFerndown, BH22 0DA Verwood, BH31 6JF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 439
Free school meals (ever 6)36.4% 18.7%
English as an additional language9.3% 1.4%
SEN support21.2% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan9.8% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.8% 12.8% 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.

West Moors Middle School

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