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Postcode sector · Wimborne

Schools in BH21 5

Primary and secondary schools serving BH21 5, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
9,166 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BH21 5

9 schools in BH21 5: 5 primary, 2 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 8 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
9
in BH21 5
Good or better
83%
Of 6 with an Ofsted grade
How full
87%
Well used: 2,077 pupils for 2,386 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places, of 8 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BH21 5
56%
33%
  • Good55.6%
  • Needs improvement11.1%
  • Not rated33.3%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Queen Elizabeth's School
    Secondary · ages 13–18 · Faith school · 1,375 pupils · 87% full
    Needs improvement
    6.1 miles · October 2023
  • Cranborne Middle School
    Secondary · ages 9–13 · 265 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    3.2 miles · June 2019
  • St James Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 107% full
    Not rated
    3.3 miles
  • Cranborne Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 73 pupils · 52% full
    Good
    3.0 miles · October 2023
  • Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · May 2023
  • Pamphill Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 5–9 · Faith school · 67 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    6.4 miles · September 2023
  • Aurora Beeches School
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 48 pupils · 80% full
    Not rated
    4.1 miles
  • Witchampton Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 5–9 · Faith school · 45 pupils · 60% full
    Good
    3.0 miles · March 2023
  • Aurora Boveridge College
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    4.2 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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