# St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown is a secondary school in Dorset, for pupils aged 9 to 13.

It had 441 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138189. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 9 to 13
- Pupils: 441
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 138189

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), September 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 22 January 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Dorset and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Dorset | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Puddletown Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/puddletown-church-of-england-first-school-e141806): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138189)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138189)

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