Cranborne Middle School
About the school
Cranborne Middle School is an open all-through school in Dorset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 January 2025
- Published
- 2 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
Results and school context
Secondary academic results
No data is available for 2024/25.
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Dorset
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 8%
- Dorset
- 7%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Dorset
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Dorset
- 70%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Dorset
- 70%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 72%
- Dorset
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 26%
- Dorset
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Dorset
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Dorset
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Dorset
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Dorset
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
306
Girls
49.67%
Boys
50.33%
SEN support
4.90%
Education, health and care plan
3.59%
English as an additional language
0.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.32%
Overall absence
5.66
Persistent absence
14.74