Overall Oxbridge
#108
2 ranked schools · +806 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
80
Offers
25
Offer rate31.3%
+8.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Wimborne
At the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen on the Dorset Heaths, Wimborne Minster has served as a market centre for the surrounding countryside since the Saxon period. Around 15,000 people live in the built-up area today, with the ancient minster church anchoring a compact town centre.
Canford Magna is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in this part of Dorset, while East Borough and Pamphill draw families competing for primary places close to the town and in the surrounding countryside. Corfe Mullen and Colehill spread the catchment east. Poole, five miles south, is the nearest station, where South Western Railway services reach Bournemouth in under ten minutes and Southampton in around forty.
20
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
4
Special
schools
of which3sixth forms·10faith26 total
Area Performance
Wimborne schools rank in the top 38% of England
Across 7 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.41/10, -0.10 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Wimborne schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Wimborne vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 38%
Across all ranked Wimborne schools
Top 36%Primaryavg #5,430 of 14,978
Top 43%Sixth formavg #1,087 of 2,554
Primary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,430
+14 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 36% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,430
+14 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 36% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.21 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,087
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 43% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
36%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.21 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,087
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 43% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
36%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#74
2 ranked schools · +179 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
60
Offers
20
Offer rate33.3%
+18.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#294
2 ranked schools · +479 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
20
Offers
5
Offer rate25.0%
-4.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Wimborne
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Wimborne
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Wimborne
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