West Moors Middle School is a middle deemed 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 24/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Heathfield Way, Ferndown

School Information

Address: Heathfield Way, Ferndown, BH22 0DA
Website: www.westmoorsmid.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01202872474
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Deborah Craddock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113861

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.5
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakhurst Community First School
Shaftesbury Road , West Moors BH22 0DY 		3out of 4 416 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West Moors, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
Station Road , West Moors BH22 0JF 		3out of 4 1,544 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndown First School
Mountbatten Drive , BH22 9FB 		- not rated 2,881 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ferndown Upper School
Cherry Grove , BH22 9EY 		3out of 4 2,702 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Moors Middle School
Heathfield Way , West Moors BH22 0DA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way , BH22 9UP 		- not rated 2,863 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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