Ferndown Upper School is a secondary school located in Ferndown.
According to Ofsted inspection, the school's
overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%,
which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.
School Information
Address:
Cherry Grove, Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Website:
http://www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone:
01202871243
School Type:
Community school
Education phase:
Secondary
Local authority:
Dorset
Headteacher / Principal:
Mr Philip Jones
Religious character:
Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Non-selective
Unique reference:
113854
Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016
Pupils
Information
Age Range:
13 - 19
Gender:
Mixed
School Capacity:
1309
Number of Pupils:
963
Number of Boys:
463
Number of Girls:
500
Absence
School
England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:
5.1%
4%
Persistent absence:
13.5%
8.2%
Education - Secondary
Progress 8 score
Well Above Average: 0.63
Confidence interval 0.43 to 0.83
Of the 167 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 162 are included in this
measure.
