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Lockyer's Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dorset

Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ

Website 01202692779

72

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 04/10/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

95.1%

8.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

436

Capacity used

Has space

83%

528 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
A Dufek
Address
Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Phone
01202692779
Local authority
Dorset
Ward / constituency
Corfe Mullen · Mid Dorset and North Poole
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145811

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support13%——
54% boys (237)46% girls (199)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: INITIO LEARNING TRUST

436 pupils · 528 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    04 October 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 451 pupils

Attendance

95.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

4.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

8.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
18%
21/22
15%
22/23
15%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths72%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard76%
+14% vs England
Higher standard14%
+6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard42%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard39%
+13% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard83%
+10% vs England
Higher standard36%
+6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019632023722024762025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)76%61%
Higher standard14%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Dorset council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.