Ferndown Upper School
Community school · Secondary · Ferndown
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Establishment
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Town
- Ferndown
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Age range
- 13–19
- URN
- 113854
- Head teacher
- Mr Philip Jones (name as published)
Latest inspection
Old framework
Good
11 May 2016 · Still the live grade until a new inspection
Report card
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspection history
| Date | Inspection | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | S5 Inspection (Report card) | Report card | |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools | Remains Good | |
| 11 May 2016 | — | Good | |
| 23 Mar 2015 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 21 May 2014 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 9 Jan 2014 | Full inspection | — | |
| 24 Nov 2010 | Full inspection | — | |
| 20 Oct 2009 | Curriculum and development visit | — | |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Full inspection | — | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Curriculum and development visit | — | |
| 8 Dec 2003 | Full inspection | — |
Every inspection Ofsted has published for this URN since September 2018, with earlier reports where Ofsted still lists them.
Location
Ferndown, BH22 9EY, Dorset · Open in OpenStreetMap