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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH22 0DAWest Moors Middle School
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West Moors Middle School

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Dorset · Ferndown · BH22 0DA www.westmoorsmid.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
236
cap. 240
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhaseAll-through
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Moors Middle School · All-through · Dorset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
-5pp
57%53%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
16%
+3pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
236
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
28%

Contact

Address
Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA
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
2024/2549%16%60%33%61%26%54%23%74%68%105.0102.0106.031%236
2023/2454%13%78%33%71%27%54%19%81%63%107.0102.0104.027%247
2022/2353%15%66%39%66%26%63%24%60%68%106.0104.0105.0+1.20+1.10-0.4027%241
2018/1957%17%63%24%70%33%76%26%69%57%102.0104.0102.0-2.20+0.10-0.7020%210
2017/1849%0%69%18%71%25%61%6%84%67%103.0100.0103.0-2.30-0.60-3.9020%209
2016/1764%10%78%32%76%26%76%16%84%78%105.0103.0106.0-1.30-0.80-2.9016%193

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
2024/2523617.431%9%36%10%28%
2023/2424717.527%7%40%11%36%
2022/2324117.227%5%38%9%30%
2021/2221516.531%4%43%12%38%
2020/2119813.630%4%44%
2018/1921018.120%3%41%7%19%
2017/1820919.920%1%38%6%18%
2016/1719318.316%2%37%7%21%

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