Broadstone Middle School
Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AE
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Wilks
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Delta Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 652
- Pupils on roll
- 542
- URN
- 141184
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202696121
About this school
Broadstone Middle School is a middle academy in Broadstone. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 542 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 167 | 160 | 148 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 61% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 75% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broadstone Middle School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 598 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadstone Middle School compares
Broadstone Middle School ranked 41st of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.2% | 17.7% | 542 | — |
| Lockyer's Middle School | 76% | 4.9% | 13.3% | 436 | 1.8 miles |
| Allenbourn Middle School | 68% | 6.3% | 18% | 499 | 2.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | 65% | 5.9% | 14.8% | 563 | 3.2 miles |
| Ferndown Middle School | 45% | 6.7% | 20.9% | 600 | 4.6 miles |
| West Moors Middle School | 49% | 10.3% | 36.4% | 240 | 6.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.73%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 8.21%
- Persistent absence
- 22.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lockyer's Middle School1.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
Allenbourn Middle School2.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill3.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
Ferndown Middle School4.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
-
West Moors Middle School6.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
Other schools in Broadstone
- Broadstone First School Primary
- Springdale First School Primary
- Corfe Hills School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadstone Middle School teach?
- Broadstone Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Broadstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadstone Middle School?
- The headteacher of Broadstone Middle School is Mrs Dawn Wilks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadstone Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadstone Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Broadstone Middle School?
- Broadstone Middle School has 542 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Broadstone Middle School full?
- Broadstone Middle School has capacity for 652 pupils and 542 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broadstone Middle School a faith school?
- No. Broadstone Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Broadstone Middle School?
- Broadstone Middle School is part of SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Broadstone Middle School have?
- The schools register lists Broadstone Middle School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Broadstone Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadstone Middle School rank locally?
- Broadstone Middle School ranked 41st of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadstone Middle School's absence rate?
- Broadstone Middle School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadstone Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadstone Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.