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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH21 5RPCranborne Middle School
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Cranborne Middle School

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Dorset · Wimborne · BH21 5RP http://www.cranbornemid.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
306
cap. 256
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhaseAll-through
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cranborne Middle School · All-through · Dorset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
+31pp
73%54%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
8%
+5pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
306
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5RP
Local authority
Dorset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%8%74%34%74%19%73%16%84%72%104.0103.0105.08%306
2023/2434%3%76%27%41%4%65%14%68%63%105.0102.0103.018%312
2022/2362%14%83%36%73%24%74%22%89%74%107.0104.0106.0+1.00+0.20-0.9017%339
2018/1973%17%75%27%84%30%93%37%94%83%105.0107.0107.0-0.50+0.30+1.7012%407
2017/1866%17%83%36%81%25%75%33%91%88%106.0105.0107.0+0.00-0.50+0.0013%404
2016/1765%12%79%31%80%25%75%21%89%73%106.0104.0105.0-0.70-1.70-2.0013%389

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530618.38%0%17%6%15%
2023/2431216.918%0%16%6%19%
2022/2333918.217%1%17%6%17%
2021/2232719.216%0%12%9%27%
2020/2135217.915%0%14%
2018/1940719.712%0%14%4%5%
2017/1840419.713%0%13%4%8%
2016/1738917.313%0%15%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.