Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 14 January 2025
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
86%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
37 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 12% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
86% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
89% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
89% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
67% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
59% agreeCranborne Middle School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 11 June 2019. Ofsted inspected it again on 14 January 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
No. Distance only counts when Cranborne Middle School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Dorset, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Cranborne Middle School had 265 pupils aged 9 to 13 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 256. It is a mixed school.
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