West Moors Middle School

State-Funded School

west-moors-middle-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

ChristchurchConstituency

BH22 0DAPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Moors 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 240 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

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: 54%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

240

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

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: Average
Total pupils: 240
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Jun 2015	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.