Broadstone Middle School, Broadstone

From the headteacher's welcome: "One of the many things parents and schools have in common is a desire to do their very best for their children. We want to prepare children for ‘a life well lived’ ."

On phones, the school says: "Currently all KS2 (year 5 and 6) pupils are not permitted to bring a smartphone to school."

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Broadstone Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

For September 2024 entry, 14 families put Broadstone Middle School as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2024 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Broadstone Middle School are Poole Grammar School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 70.2); Corfe Hills School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44); Parkstone Grammar School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 67.6); and Magna Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Broadstone Middle School is one of 11 schools run by Southern Education Trust, an academy trust.

92 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Broadstone Middle School (as of September 2025): 66% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Broadstone Middle School has a resourced provision (23 places, 20 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for autism and social, emotional and mental health needs.

Broadstone Middle School had 47 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Hamworthy Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middle School (w-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Broadstone Middle School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (223).

In 2024/25, Broadstone Middle School issued 84 suspensions, 14 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Broadstone Middle School are Broadstone First School (0.4 miles), Hillbourne Primary School (1 mile), Springdale First School (1.1 miles) and Ad Astra Infant School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.