What did Ofsted judge Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Allenbourn Middle School?

Allenbourn Middle School has 499 pupils on roll.

What ages does Allenbourn Middle School take?

Allenbourn Middle School admits pupils aged 9 to 13.

Where is Allenbourn Middle School located?

Allenbourn Middle School is located in Wimborne, BH21 1PL, Dorset.

How do I apply to Allenbourn Middle School?

Allenbourn Middle School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Allenbourn Middle School?

Distance did not decide places at Allenbourn Middle School for 2021-22 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Allenbourn Middle School?

When Allenbourn Middle School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Child in Care / previously Child in Care — A “Child in Care” or who was “previously a Child in Care” (see footnote 1); 2. Exceptional medical or social need — Children who the admissions authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need and where there is a need for a place at one specific school (see footnotes 2); 3. Catchment sibling — Children living within the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3), and 6 further criteria. The school offers 153 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If oversubscribed within any of the priority order categories above, places will be allocated on the basis of the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations. In the event that the admissions authority is unable to distinguish between applications despite applying the priority categories above, lots will be drawn by an independent (of the admissions authority) person to determine the final place(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Allenbourn Middle School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.8% of pupils at Allenbourn Middle School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Allenbourn Middle School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2021-22 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Allenbourn Middle School, year by year →

How places are decided at Allenbourn Middle School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Child in Care / previously Child in Care — A “Child in Care” or who was “previously a Child in Care” (see footnote 1)
2Exceptional medical or social need — Children who the admissions authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need and where there is a need for a place at one specific school (see footnotes 2).
3Catchment sibling — Children living within the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3)
4Catchment feeder school — Children living within the school’s catchment area who are attending the preferred school’s recognised maintained feeder school during the previous year and are on that school’s roll at the time of application. (see footnote 5)
5Catchment area — Children living within the school’s catchment area.
6Out-of-catchment sibling — Children living outside the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3)
7Out-of-catchment feeder school — Children living outside the school’s catchment area and who are attending one of the preferred school’s recognised maintained feeder schools during the previous year at the time of application. (see footnote 5)
8Children of staff — Children of staff with at least two years continuous service at the school or who have been recruited to a vacancy to meet a demonstrable skills shortage as at the date of application (in year) or relevant closing date under Dorset Council co-ordinated scheme (normal year of entry) and who still intend to be employed at the school at the time of the child's admission. (see footnote 7 & 8)
9All other children — All other children living outside the school’s catchment area.

If two applications tie: If oversubscribed within any of the priority order categories above, places will be allocated on the basis of the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations. In the event that the admissions authority is unable to distinguish between applications despite applying the priority categories above, lots will be drawn by an independent (of the admissions authority) person to determine the final place(s).

PAN figure printed as '15 3' due to text formatting, interpreted as 153. Criteria apply identically to both Year 5 and Year 7 entry as published in the single oversubscription section.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Allenbourn Middle School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Allenbourn Middle School?: Allenbourn Middle School has 499 pupils on roll.
What ages does Allenbourn Middle School take?: Allenbourn Middle School admits pupils aged 9 to 13.
Where is Allenbourn Middle School located?: Allenbourn Middle School is located in Wimborne, BH21 1PL, Dorset.
How do I apply to Allenbourn Middle School?: Allenbourn Middle School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Allenbourn Middle School?: Distance did not decide places at Allenbourn Middle School for 2021-22 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Allenbourn Middle School?: When Allenbourn Middle School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Child in Care / previously Child in Care — A “Child in Care” or who was “previously a Child in Care” (see footnote 1); 2. Exceptional medical or social need — Children who the admissions authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need and where there is a need for a place at one specific school (see footnotes 2); 3. Catchment sibling — Children living within the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3), and 6 further criteria. The school offers 153 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If oversubscribed within any of the priority order categories above, places will be allocated on the basis of the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations. In the event that the admissions authority is unable to distinguish between applications despite applying the priority categories above, lots will be drawn by an independent (of the admissions authority) person to determine the final place(s).
What is the largest ethnic background at Allenbourn Middle School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.8% of pupils at Allenbourn Middle School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2021-22 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Allenbourn Middle School, year by year →

How places are decided at Allenbourn Middle School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Child in Care / previously Child in Care — A “Child in Care” or who was “previously a Child in Care” (see footnote 1)
2Exceptional medical or social need — Children who the admissions authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need and where there is a need for a place at one specific school (see footnotes 2).
3Catchment sibling — Children living within the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3)
4Catchment feeder school — Children living within the school’s catchment area who are attending the preferred school’s recognised maintained feeder school during the previous year and are on that school’s roll at the time of application. (see footnote 5)
5Catchment area — Children living within the school’s catchment area.
6Out-of-catchment sibling — Children living outside the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3)
7Out-of-catchment feeder school — Children living outside the school’s catchment area and who are attending one of the preferred school’s recognised maintained feeder schools during the previous year at the time of application. (see footnote 5)
8Children of staff — Children of staff with at least two years continuous service at the school or who have been recruited to a vacancy to meet a demonstrable skills shortage as at the date of application (in year) or relevant closing date under Dorset Council co-ordinated scheme (normal year of entry) and who still intend to be employed at the school at the time of the child's admission. (see footnote 7 & 8)
9All other children — All other children living outside the school’s catchment area.

PAN figure printed as '15 3' due to text formatting, interpreted as 153. Criteria apply identically to both Year 5 and Year 7 entry as published in the single oversubscription section.

Allenbourn Middle School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Allenbourn Middle School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Allenbourn Middle School?: Allenbourn Middle School has 499 pupils on roll.
What ages does Allenbourn Middle School take?: Allenbourn Middle School admits pupils aged 9 to 13.
Where is Allenbourn Middle School located?: Allenbourn Middle School is located in Wimborne, BH21 1PL, Dorset.
How do I apply to Allenbourn Middle School?: Allenbourn Middle School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Allenbourn Middle School?: Distance did not decide places at Allenbourn Middle School for 2021-22 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Allenbourn Middle School?: When Allenbourn Middle School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Child in Care / previously Child in Care — A “Child in Care” or who was “previously a Child in Care” (see footnote 1); 2. Exceptional medical or social need — Children who the admissions authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need and where there is a need for a place at one specific school (see footnotes 2); 3. Catchment sibling — Children living within the school’s catchment area who will have a sibling(s) attending the school at the time of admission. (see footnote 3), and 6 further criteria. The school offers 153 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If oversubscribed within any of the priority order categories above, places will be allocated on the basis of the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations. In the event that the admissions authority is unable to distinguish between applications despite applying the priority categories above, lots will be drawn by an independent (of the admissions authority) person to determine the final place(s).
What is the largest ethnic background at Allenbourn Middle School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.8% of pupils at Allenbourn Middle School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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