West Moors Middle School

Secondary · Dorset · BH22 0DA · URN 113861

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-02-01Cohort 240

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
22.3 pupils per class

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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
7.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
37.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
21.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
7.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
33% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
16% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
15pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
49% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
71.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated West Moors Middle School Good at its inspection on 01/02/2022.
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West Moors Middle School is a secondary school in Dorset, postcode BH22 0DA (URN 113861).
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