Cranborne Middle School
Community middle deemed secondary school in Wimborne (Dorset).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first13 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Cranborne Church of England First School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranborne Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 73 | Good, 2023 |
| Aurora Boveridge CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.0 mi | Special | - | - |
| Aurora Beeches SchoolOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and NurseryAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 70 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 128 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Hillside Community First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2011, previous school) |
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 434 | Good, 2022 |
| Verwood Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 289 | Good, 2023 |
| St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, AlderholtAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 125 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.5 mi | Primary | 160 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2012) |
| Sixpenny Handley First School and NurseryAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 73 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Three Legged Cross First and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 84 | Good, 2023 |
| Forres Sandle Manor SchoolOther independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 197 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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