Lockyer's Middle School

Lockyer’s Middle School has been deemed good overall in its first inspection since converting to an academy. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to student learning and development, fostering a positive environment where pupils take pride in their work. High expectations from leaders, particularly in relation to behavior and academic achievement, are evident throughout the school. While pupils feel safe and are generally well-behaved, there are some concerns regarding the consistency of behavior management across staff, and a need for further development in long-term retention of knowledge among students.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend the school and demonstrate punctuality.
• High expectations set by leaders for both learning and behavior.
• Strong emphasis on reading and comprehension across the curriculum.
• Supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Robust safeguarding measures and effective communication of risks to pupils.
• Teachers present information clearly and have strong subject knowledge.
• Governors and trustees are informed and actively support school leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• A small number of pupils do not consistently behave well.
• Inconsistent management of poor behavior among staff.
• Teaching does not always facilitate long-term recall of knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lockyer's Middle School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Lockyer's Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lockyer's Middle School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at Lockyer's Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lockyer's Middle School received £6,295 and spent £5,963 for each of its 444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £91,000 (£205 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Initio Learning Trust, income was £7,286 and spending £7,320 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wimborne · Dorset local authority: places and applications

Lockyer's Middle School is part of Initio Learning Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Corfe Hills School Broadstone
• Pamphill Church of England First School Wimborne
• Queen Elizabeth's School Wimborne
• Merley First School Wimborne
• Allenbourn Middle School Wimborne
• St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Wimborne
• St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Wimborne
• Hayeswood First School Wimborne
• Colehill First School Wimborne
• Witchampton Church of England First School Wimborne

What is Lockyer's Middle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lockyer's Middle School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Lockyer's Middle School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lockyer's Middle School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Lockyer's Middle School have?

Lockyer's Middle School has 436 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lockyer's Middle School cover?

Lockyer's Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 13.

What are Lockyer's Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lockyer's Middle School?

Lockyer's Middle School is at Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3HQ.