Lockyer's Middle School
Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss A Dufek
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 528
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 145811
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202692779
About this school
Lockyer's Middle School is a middle academy in Wimborne. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lockyer's 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 128 | 126 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 76% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Lockyer's 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 | 63% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 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 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 462 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lockyer's Middle School compares
Lockyer's Middle School ranked 5th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.9% | 13.3% | 436 | — |
| Broadstone Middle School | 55% | 8.2% | 17.7% | 542 | 1.8 miles |
| Allenbourn Middle School | 68% | 6.3% | 18% | 499 | 2.1 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | 65% | 5.9% | 14.8% | 563 | 3.0 miles |
| Ferndown Middle School | 45% | 6.7% | 20.9% | 600 | 5.4 miles |
| West Moors Middle School | 49% | 10.3% | 36.4% | 240 | 6.8 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)
- 13.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 8.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadstone Middle School1.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Broadstone
-
Allenbourn Middle School2.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill3.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Wimborne
-
Ferndown Middle School5.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
-
West Moors Middle School6.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Ferndown
Other schools in Wimborne
- Allenbourn Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Cranborne 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 Lockyer's Middle School teach?
- Lockyer's Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Wimborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Lockyer's Middle School?
- The headteacher of Lockyer's Middle School is Miss A Dufek, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lockyer's Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lockyer's 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 Lockyer's Middle School?
- Lockyer's Middle School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Lockyer's Middle School full?
- Lockyer's Middle School has capacity for 528 pupils and 436 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 Lockyer's Middle School a faith school?
- No. Lockyer's Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lockyer's Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Lockyer's 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 Lockyer's Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lockyer's Middle School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Lockyer's Middle School ranked 5th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lockyer's Middle School's absence rate?
- Lockyer's Middle School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lockyer's Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lockyer's 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 10 July 2026.