Schools near BH21 5RY
Primary and secondary schools serving BH21 5RY, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,164 (2024)
BH21 5RYWimborne
Schools near BH21 5RY
6 schools nearest BH21 5RY: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 5 that publish a capacity are 81% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good66.7%
- Not rated33.3%
The nearest schools
- Aurora Boveridge CollegeOther · ages 16–25Not rated2.0 miles
- Cranborne Middle SchoolSecondary · ages 9–13 · 265 pupils · 104% fullGood2.1 miles · June 2019
- Cranborne Church of England First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 73 pupils · 52% fullGood2.2 miles · October 2023
- Aurora Beeches SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 48 pupils · 80% fullNot rated2.3 miles
- Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 93% fullGood2.9 miles · May 2023
- Sixpenny Handley First School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–9 · 73 pupils · 58% fullGood3.0 miles · April 2023
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.