One of the main attractions of living in Wimborne Minster is the wide variety of both private and state schools throughout the district, which encompasses the councils of both East Dorset and Poole Borough.
We have listed the schools in the district below. If you would like to view a school's Ofstead report, it can be found by searching the Government website here.
Year Groups R and 1 - 4
Colehill First School, Middlehill Road, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2HL.
Telephone: 01202 882506
Cranborne First School, Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5QB.
Telephone: 01725 517439
Hayeswood First School, Cutlers Place, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2HN.
Telephone: 01202 882379
Merley First School, Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1SD.
Telephone: 01202 888455
Pamphill, Pamphill Green, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4EE.
Telephone: 01202 883008
St James First School, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4JN.
Telephone: 01258 840669
Sturminster Marshall First School, High Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4AY.
Telephone: 01258 857348
Wimborne First School, School Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HQ.
Telephone: 01202 882532
Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5LX.
Telephone: 01725 517347
Witchampton First School, Witchampton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5AP.
Telephone: 01258 840684
Year Groups 5 - 8
Allenbourn Middle School, East Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PL.
Telephone: 01202 886738
Cranborne Middle School, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5RP.
Telephone: 01725 517348
Lockyer’s Middle School, Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3HQ.
Telephone:01202 692779
Year Groups 9 - 13
Queen Elizabeth’s Comprehensive School, Blandford Road, Pamphill, Wimborne, BH21 4DT.
Telephone: 01202 885233
QE School re-opened in 2012 with 1550 pupils and over 100 teachers. It is a flagship, state-of-the-art school, and one of the finest of its type in the country.
Poole Grammar School For Boys: 11-18 years. Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9JU.
Tel: 01202 692132
Parkstone Grammar School For Girls: 11-18 years. Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7EP.
Tel: 01202 605605
Bournemouth School for Boys: 11-18 years. East Way, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PY.
Tel: 01202 512609
Bournemouth School for Girls: 11-18 years. Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9UJ.
Tel: 01202 526289
St Catherine’s Roman Catholic Primary School: 4-11 years. Cutlers Place, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2HN.
Tel: 01202 883763
St Peter’s Roman Catholic School, Holdenhurst Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6RG.
Tel: 01202 427291
St Peter’s Roman Catholic School: 11-18 years. Year Groups 7-13. St Catherine’s Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 4AH.
Tel: 01202 421141
Within the Wimborne district we have 3 preparatory schools:
Dumpton School: Deans Grove House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 7AF.
Tel: 01202 883818
Castle Court School: Knoll Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3RF.
Tel: 01202 694438
Yarrells Preparatory School: Yarrells House, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5EU.
Tel: 01202 622229
Canford School: Canford Magna, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3AD.
Tel: 01202 841254
Bryanston School: Blandford, Dorset, DT11 0PX.
Tel: 01258 452411
Clayesmore School: Iwerne Minster, Blandford, Dorset. DT11 8LL.
Tel: 01747 811707
In addition, there are many nurseries and pre-schools, and a selection of Montessori Schools, within the district.