Schools in Wimborne

• 24open schools
• 15primary
• 2secondary
• 2special school

Schools near Wimborne by distance

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

Primary schools 15

• Colehill First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 148 pupils

  Pilford Heath Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2LZ

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

• Cranborne Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 73 pupils

  Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 134 pupils

  Hampreston Village, Wimborne, BH21 7LX

  No inspection in this data yet

  Church of England

• Hayeswood First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 148 pupils

  Cutlers Place, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2HN

  Ofsted 21 Nov 2023: Good

• Henbury View First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 148 pupils

  Hillside Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3TR

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2023: Good

• Merley First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 292 pupils

  Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1SD

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2023: Good

• Pamphill Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 9 · 67 pupils

  Pamphill Green, Wimborne, BH21 4EE

  Ofsted 19 Sep 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Rushcombe First School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 9 · 313 pupils

  Hanham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3PX

  Ofsted 30 Nov 2022: Outstanding

• St James Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 134 pupils

  Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 148 pupils

  St John's Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1BX

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Sturminster Marshall First School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 9 · 49 pupils

  78 High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4AY

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 84 pupils

  Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RF

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2023: Good

• Wimborne First School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 400 pupils

  Campanula Way, Wimborne, BH21 4FW

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 9 · 70 pupils

  Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, BH21 5LX

  Ofsted 10 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Witchampton Church of England First School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 45 pupils

  Witchampton, Wimborne, BH21 5AP

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

Middle schools 4

• 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

• 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 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

Secondary schools 2

• Canford School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 13 to 18 · 650 pupils

  Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Anglican/Church of England Independent

• Queen Elizabeth's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 13 to 18 · 1,375 pupils

  Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Requires improvement

  Church of England

Special schools 2

• Aurora Beeches School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 48 pupils

  Aurora Boveridge College, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5RT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Beaucroft Foundation School

  Special school · Foundation special school · ages 4 to 19 · 241 pupils

  Wimborne Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2SS

  Ofsted 21 Nov 2023: Good

Other schools 1

• Dumpton School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 2 to 13 · 338 pupils

  Deans Grove House, Deans Grove, Wimborne, BH21 7AF

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

Nearby towns

• Ferndown 3.8 miles
• Broadstone 4.5 miles
• Verwood 5.4 miles
• Poole 6.4 miles
• Bournemouth 7.5 miles
• Ringwood 9.2 miles
• Blandford Forum 10 miles
• Christchurch 11 miles
• Fordingbridge 12 miles
• Wareham 13 miles

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