Allenbourn Middle School

State-Funded School

allenbourn-middle-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH21 1PLPostcode

4.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Allenbourn Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Dorset, South West.

It currently serves 499 pupils. Allenbourn Middle School is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

499

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 499
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: INITIO LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Feb 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
18 Jul 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.