Middle schools in Dorset

• 179open schools
• 120primary
• 21secondary
• 21independent
• 49,648pupils

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10 schools, A to Z.

• Allenbourn Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 499 pupils

  East Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1PL

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Cranborne Middle School

  Middle · Community school · ages 9 to 13 · 265 pupils

  Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5RP

  Ofsted 15 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Dorchester Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 527 pupils

  Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2HS

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

  Middle · Academy sponsor led · ages 9 to 13 · 434 pupils

  Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF

  Ofsted 4 May 2022: Good

  Church of England

• Ferndown Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 600 pupils

  Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, BH22 9UP

  Ofsted 21 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Lockyer's Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 436 pupils

  Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ

  Ofsted 4 Oct 2022: Good

• St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 441 pupils

  Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA

  Ofsted 22 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

  Church of England

• St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 563 pupils

  Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

  Middle · Academy converter · ages 9 to 13 · 714 pupils

  Barnes Way, Dorchester, DT1 2DZ

  Ofsted 5 Jul 2022: Good

  Church of England

• West Moors Middle School

  Middle · Community school · ages 9 to 13 · 240 pupils

  Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DA

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

Towns in Dorset

• Beaminster (5)
• Blandford Forum (18)
• Bridport (11)
• Dorchester (23)
• Ferndown (7)
• Gillingham (7)
• Lyme Regis (3)
• Shaftesbury (9)
• Sherborne (15)
• Sturminster Newton (6)
• Swanage (5)
• Verwood (4)
• Wareham (10)
• Weymouth (21)
• Wimborne (24)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.