Middle deemed secondary school in Wimborne, Dorset
Cranborne Middle School
Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5RP
Ofsted
Some aspects judged not as strong as at the last graded inspection, on 15 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- Places
- 256
- How full
- Full — 265 pupils against 256 places
- Girls / boys
- 137 / 128
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 15%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 5%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dorset 007C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 56%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Richard Stevens
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Cranborne & Alderholt
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- URN
- 113853
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | — | 3.7 mi |
| Forres Sandle Manor SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.9 mi |
| The Burgate School and Sixth FormAcademy converter | No grade | 46.6 | 5.9 mi |
| Ringwood Waldorf SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 7.2 mi |
| West Moors Middle SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 7.3 mi |
| Ringwood School AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 56.2 | 7.8 mi |
| Ferndown Upper SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45.7 | 8 mi |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, ColehillAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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