Ferndown Upper School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C66
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ferndown, BH22 9EY
- Distance
- 2.5km away
West Moors Middle School
Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA
Local ranking12th of 29 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Expected
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
240
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 236
- Boys
- 112 (47%)
- Girls
- 124 (53%)
- Capacity
- 240 (98% full)
- SEND
- 30.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.4%
- EAL
- 9.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 9.8%
- SEN Support
- 21.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,264/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 84.7%
- White Other: 5.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.5%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- White Traveller: 0.4%
84.7%
White British
5.1%
White Other
2.5%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Heathfield Way
Ferndown, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113861
- UKPRN
- 10018642
- Establishment No.
- 4033
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