Ferndown Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 148163
- Address
- Peter Grant Way, BH22 9UP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 613 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0
MathsBelow average-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 154 76 78 |
| Year 6 | 155 90 65 |
| Year 7 | 155 70 85 |
| Year 8 | 149 75 74 |