Secondary
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 563 of 560 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 48.3
- Pupils per adult
- 12.2
- Pupils
- 591
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2024
Good
Still graded as at
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Working at a higher standard | 10% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 59% |
| 24/25 | 65% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Darren Ayling
- Address
- Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 7AB
- Telephone
- 01202883433