West Moors Middle School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 1 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9 - 13 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
113861
Address
Heathfield Way, West Moors, BH22 0DA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
247 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
53.4%
Girls
46.6%
First language not English
7.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.7%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.4%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 3.2%
Gypsy/Roma 2.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 5
61
33
28
Year 6
64
31
33
Year 7
66
34
32
Year 8
56
34
22
Year 2023-2024

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