Ferndown Upper School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C66
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ferndown, BH22 9EY
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Local ranking19th of 29 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Good
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 613
- Boys
- 311 (51%)
- Girls
- 302 (49%)
- Capacity
- 600 (102% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.9%
- EAL
- 4.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 13.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,227/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
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- White British: 90.0%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.7%
90.0%
White British
2.5%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Peter Grant Way
Ferndown, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 148163
- UKPRN
- 10086737
- Establishment No.
- 4184
- Trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
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West Moors Middle School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C56
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Ferndown, BH22 0DA
- Distance
- 2.6km away
LeAF Studio
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
- Distance
- 4.4km away
Oak Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
F39
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
- Distance
- 4.7km away
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Wimborne, BH21 7AB
- Distance
- 4.8km away
The Bourne Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
- Distance
- 5.1km away