St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

North DorsetConstituency

DT2 8SAPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown 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 441 pupils. St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown is part of WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

441

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

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: 441
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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 22 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
8 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.