Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023
Overview of Ferndown Middle School · All-through · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 45% | 1% | 72% | 20% | 55% | 1% | 66% | 12% | 79% | 61% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 2% | 74% | 26% | 77% | 7% | 61% | 10% | 87% | 72% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 601 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 4% | 75% | 23% | 72% | 7% | 64% | 12% | 71% | 68% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | -0.40 | +0.00 | -1.90 | 16% | 595 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 613 | 18.6 | 18% | 4% | 21% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 601 | 17.5 | 16% | 4% | 19% | 6% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 595 | 18.9 | 16% | 3% | 21% | 7% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 577 | 18.5 | 16% | 2% | 21% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 585 | — | 20% | 2% | 22% | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.