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Schools in BH21 7

Primary and secondary schools serving BH21 7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
17,543 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BH21 7

14 schools in BH21 7: 6 primary, 4 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 13 that publish a capacity are 100% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.

Schools
14
in BH21 7
Good or better
100%
Of 9 with an Ofsted grade
How full
100%
Full: 4,348 pupils for 4,362 places
Over capacity
6
More pupils than places, of 13 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BH21 7
57%
36%
  • Excellent7.1%
  • Good57.1%
  • Not rated35.7%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Ferndown Upper School
    Secondary · ages 13–19 · 1,134 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    2.0 miles · March 2026
  • Ferndown Middle School
    Secondary · ages 9–13 · 600 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · June 2023
  • St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
    Secondary · ages 9–13 · Faith school · 563 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · February 2024
  • Wimborne First School and Nursery
    Primary · ages 2–9 · 400 pupils · 130% full
    Good
    2.8 miles · July 2024
  • Ferndown First School
    Primary · ages 4–9 · 348 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · November 2023
  • Dumpton School
    Other · ages 2–13 · Independent · 338 pupils · 91% full
    Not rated
    1.8 miles
  • Cranborne Middle School
    Secondary · ages 9–13 · 265 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    6.7 miles · June 2019
  • Beaucroft Foundation School
    Other · ages 4–19 · 241 pupils · 105% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · November 2023
  • St James Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 107% full
    Not rated
    2.0 miles
  • Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
    Primary · ages 5–9 · Faith school · 134 pupils · 89% full
    Not rated
    2.5 miles
  • Cranborne Church of England First School
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 73 pupils · 52% full
    Good
    6.5 miles · October 2023
  • Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
    Primary · ages 2–9 · Faith school · 70 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    5.8 miles · May 2023
  • Aurora Beeches School
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 48 pupils · 80% full
    Not rated
    7.3 miles
  • Aurora Boveridge College
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    7.6 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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