Ferndown Middle School

Secondary · state · ages 9–13 · 600 pupils · BH22 9UP · SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

GoodOfstedInspected Jun 2023

1%KS2 higher standardEngland median 7%

45%KS2 expected standardEngland median 64%

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20.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: School remains Good at an ungraded inspection

Results at age 11 (2024/25)

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths45% (typical 64%)

% at the higher standard in reading, writing and maths1% (typical 7%)

% meeting the expected standard, 3-year average (2023–2025)51% (typical 62%)

Average scaled scores: reading 103, maths 102.

How hard is it to get in?

No applications figures for this school.

Sports facilities on site

Sports hall (1 courts).

For the school's own use. Schools nearby with similar facilities

Money

£6,227spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

83%of spending on staff, 56% on teachers

£199krevenue reserve (4.9% of a year's income)

£214ksurplus in the year

Income £4.0m, spending £3.8m (September 2024 to August 2025, 613 pupils).

Run by Castleman Academy Trust, a trust of 5 academies and 2,186 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £926k, 6% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Scaled scores: 100 is the expected standard and 120 is the top.
The DfE publishes applications figures for entry to Reception and Year 7 at state schools, and this school isn't in the latest figures (it may take pupils at another age, be new, or have a different school number). The council's admissions team publishes how many applied and the furthest distance offered.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Sports facilities, not results: there is no national data on schools' sporting success.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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