Allenbourn Middle School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Wimborne · BH21 1PL · Dorset
Ages 9–13
- KS258%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM13.8%
0.9 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 141829
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Academy converter · Wimborne · BH21 7AB
Ages 9–13 · 563 pupils · Dorset
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
59%
Overall absence
5.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-04-29
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 4.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 599
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
563 pupils · 560 places
- Pupils on roll
- 563
- Boys / girls
- 292 / 271
- School capacity
- 560
- Capacity fill
- 563 / 560 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- FSM pupils
- 91
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Ayling
Location
- Address
- Colehill Lane, Colehill
- Postcode
- BH21 7AB
- Town
- Wimborne
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Dorset
- District
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Wimborne, Dorset, 563 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ferndown Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Ferndown · BH22 9UP · Dorset
Ages 9–13
- KS256%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM20.7%
3.0 miles away
Beaucroft Foundation School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation special school
Wimborne · BH21 2SS · Dorset
Ages 4–19
- KS20%
- Absence9.2%
- FSM32.6%
0.2 miles away
Colehill First School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wimborne · BH21 2LZ · Dorset
Ages 5–9
- Absence4.0%
- FSM9.5%
- Demand1.17
0.6 miles away
Hayeswood First School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wimborne · BH21 2HN · Dorset
Ages 5–9
- Absence4.5%
- FSM7.4%
- Demand0.83
0.8 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Wimborne · BH21 1BX · Dorset
Ages 5–9
- Absence4.7%
- FSM22.3%
- Demand1.03
0.8 miles away
Wimborne First School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wimborne · BH21 4FW · Dorset
Ages 2–9
- Absence4.2%
- FSM12.9%
- Demand0.95
1.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Ayling
- Telephone
- 01202883433