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Lockyer's Middle School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne BH21 3HQ · lockyersmiddle.org · 01202 692779
On the mapSearch near BH21 3HQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 436
- 83% of 528 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113862)
Ofsted
Lockyer's Middle School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113862), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113862)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113862)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 115
- 25% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (22%) with SEND