School Profile

Ferndown Upper School

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South WestDayStateSixth Form
Profile Notes
Ferndown Upper School is a state-maintained school offering secondary education for ages 13-19 in Ferndown, South West. Currently has 1,169 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
FerndownBH22 9EYNational Curriculum
1,169 pupils (102% of 1,146 capacity) 581 boys / 588 girls
Official URN 113854 • LAESTAB 8384022
www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeCommunity school
Statutory age13 - 19
Opened Unknown • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 167 students
Avg points / entry33.84
% achieving AAB+10.0%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 845.7
EBacc avg points3.53
Eng & Maths 5+45.4%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 29 • APS 30.5 • Value added -0.28
202425Academicz
Students 132 • APS 34.31 • Value added -0.05
202425AcademicAverage
Students 167 • APS 33.84 • Value added -0.08
202425A levelz
Students 29 • APS 30.3 • Value added -0.29
202425A levelz
Students 132 • APS 34.24 • Value added -0.06
202425A levelAverage
Students 167 • APS 33.76 • Value added -0.09