Cranborne Middle School

State-Funded School

cranborne-middle-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

BH21 5RPPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 265 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 34%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

265

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 265
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.