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
- 601 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 91.3%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 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 53%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 152 89 63 |
| Year 6 | 153 66 87 |
| Year 7 | 147 75 72 |
| Year 8 | 149 68 81 |