Best Middle deemed secondary schools in South West

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 1 Good: 11 Requires improvement: 3 Inadequate: 1
Earliest inspection
18 Jul 2012
Latest inspection
22 Oct 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Allenbourn Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 1PL

    Last inspected on 18 Jul 2012 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Wedmore • BS28 4ND

    Last inspected on 14 Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    Lockyer's Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 3HQ

    Last inspected on 20 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    Selwood Academy
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Frome • BA11 2EF

    Last inspected on 21 Sep 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT1 2DZ

    Last inspected on 21 Sep 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy sponsor led • Verwood • BH31 6JF

    Last inspected on 23 Jun 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    West Moors Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Community school • Ferndown • BH22 0DA

    Last inspected on 9 Mar 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    Broadstone Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy sponsor led • Broadstone • BH18 8AE

    Last inspected on 13 Jan 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT2 8SA

    Last inspected on 8 Oct 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Cranborne Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Community school • Wimborne • BH21 5RP

    Last inspected on 1 Jul 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Wimborne • BH21 7AB

    Last inspected on 26 Feb 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    Ferndown Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Ferndown • BH22 9UP

    Last inspected on 1 Feb 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Oakfield Academy
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Frome • BA11 4JF

    Last inspected on 14 Mar 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 14.
    Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Taunton • TA4 4SW

    Last inspected on 13 Sep 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 15.
    Dorchester Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Dorchester • DT1 2HS

    Last inspected on 1 Aug 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 16.
    Minehead Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Minehead • TA24 5RH

    Last inspected on 25 Apr 2023 – graded Inadequate by Ofsted.

    Inadequate
  • 17.
    Fairlands Middle School
    Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Cheddar • BS27 3PG

    Last inspected on 22 Oct 2024 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged