Emmanuel Church of England Middle School | School performance

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

439

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

439

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

439

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDorset

PhaseAll-through

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Emmanuel Church of England Middle School · All-through · Dorset

Part ofINITIO LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

65%

+4pp

70%66%61%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

RWM higher standard

10%

-2pp

14%12%10%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

37%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

79%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

96%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

439

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF

Local authority

Dorset

Website

www.emmanuelmiddle.org

Telephone

01202828100

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	65%	10%	77%	37%	78%	16%	79%	30%	96%	79%	106.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	15%	439
2023/24	61%	12%	76%	31%	75%	18%	76%	22%	82%	71%	106.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	14%	426
2022/23	70%	13%	84%	33%	82%	23%	84%	27%	86%	84%	107.0	106.0	106.0	+1.20	+1.80	+1.10	15%	451
2018/19	61%	14%	72%	27%	79%	34%	72%	21%	83%	77%	104.0	103.0	106.0	-2.10	-0.90	-3.60	13%	410
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	439	20.1	15%	1%	19%	5%	13%
2023/24	426	19.3	14%	2%	18%	6%	15%
2022/23	451	19.3	15%	2%	19%	6%	17%
2021/22	436	20.6	15%	1%	17%	8%	21%
2020/21	417	21.2	14%	0%	15%	—	—
2018/19	410	20.6	13%	1%	15%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	5%	12%