Schools in Ferndown

• 7open schools
• 4primary
• 1secondary

Schools near Ferndown by distance

Schools whose official address gives Ferndown as the town, in Dorset, grouped by type.

Primary schools 4

• Ferndown First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 348 pupils

  Mountbatten Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9FB

  Ofsted 10 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Oakhurst Community First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 173 pupils

  Shaftesbury Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0DY

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

• Parley First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 9 · 313 pupils

  Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QE

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

• St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 148 pupils

  Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JF

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

Middle schools 2

• 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

• 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

Secondary schools 1

• Ferndown Upper School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 13 to 19 · 1,134 pupils

  Cherry Grove, Ferndown, BH22 9EY

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

Nearby towns

• Wimborne 3.8 miles
• Verwood 4.7 miles
• Bournemouth 4.8 miles
• Broadstone 5.7 miles
• Poole 6.0 miles
• Ringwood 6.0 miles
• Christchurch 7.1 miles
• Fordingbridge 10 miles
• New Milton 11 miles
• Blandford Forum 14 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).