- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Ferndown sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Ferndown sixth forms 45.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.1%Ferndown sixth forms 8.1%
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Sixth forms in and near Ferndown
All 1 sixth form in Ferndown, and the nearest just outside.
Just outside Ferndown
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Ferndown.
Portfield School
2.1 miles from Ferndown · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.3%
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Canford School
2.6 miles from Ferndown · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Ferndown sixth forms 8.1%
- Pupils
- 650
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Ferndown sixth forms average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1636.1
Ferndown sixth forms 45.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 458
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Ferndown sixth forms average, high absence.
181 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.2
Ferndown sixth forms 45.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 958
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Sixth forms1
- Attainment 8 at 1645.9England 46.2
- Free school meals19.5%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher16.8England 17.9
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Sixth forms in Ferndown, explained
There is 1 sixth forms in Ferndown, teaching 1,134 children. 1 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.
Pupils in Ferndown sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
19.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,387 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many sixth forms are in Ferndown?
There are 1 sixth forms in Ferndown, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Ferndown?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Ferndown on Eduscope are Ferndown Upper School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Ferndown ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Ferndown sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Ferndown is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.