Allenbourn Middle School
East Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1PL
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Legge
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 629
- Pupils on roll
- 499
- URN
- 141757
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202886738
About this school
Allenbourn Middle School is a middle academy in Wimborne. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 499 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Allenbourn Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 152 | 120 | 146 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 58% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 73% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Allenbourn 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 555 |
| 2023/24 | 541 |
| 2024/25 | 512 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Allenbourn Middle School compares
Allenbourn Middle School ranked 16th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.3% | 18% | 499 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | 65% | 5.9% | 14.8% | 563 | 0.9 miles |
| Lockyer's Middle School | 76% | 4.9% | 13.3% | 436 | 2.1 miles |
| Broadstone Middle School | 55% | 8.2% | 17.7% | 542 | 2.7 miles |
| Ferndown Middle School | 45% | 6.7% | 20.9% | 600 | 3.8 miles |
| West Moors Middle School | 49% | 10.3% | 36.4% | 240 | 5.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill0.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
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Lockyer's Middle School2.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
Broadstone Middle School2.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Broadstone
-
Ferndown Middle School3.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
-
West Moors Middle School5.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
Other schools in Wimborne
- Cranborne Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Lockyer's Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Middle deemed secondary
- Colehill First School Primary
- Cranborne Church of England First School Primary
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary
- Hayeswood First School Primary
- Henbury View First School Primary
- Merley First School Primary
- Pamphill Church of England First School Primary
- Rushcombe First School Primary
- St James Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Allenbourn Middle School teach?
- Allenbourn Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Wimborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Allenbourn Middle School?
- The headteacher of Allenbourn Middle School is Mr Mark Legge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Allenbourn Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Allenbourn 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 many pupils are at Allenbourn Middle School?
- Allenbourn Middle School has 499 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Allenbourn Middle School full?
- Allenbourn Middle School has capacity for 629 pupils and 499 on roll (79%), 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 Allenbourn Middle School a faith school?
- No. Allenbourn Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Allenbourn Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Allenbourn Middle School is part of INITIO LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Allenbourn Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Allenbourn Middle School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Allenbourn Middle School ranked 16th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Allenbourn Middle School's absence rate?
- Allenbourn Middle School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Allenbourn Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Allenbourn 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.