Allenbourn Middle School

Academy converter·Primary school Wimborne, Dorset·BH21 1PL
Composite score
53.5
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National rank
#566
In South West
#22
In Dorset
Top 41%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
512
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,475
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Allenbourn Middle School is a primary school serving Wimborne, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 512 pupils aged 9 to 13 on roll. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. Allenbourn Middle School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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