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Congratulations to our Year 11 and Year 13 students on their results! 🎉We now need to ensure that we have your correct d...
21/08/2026

Congratulations to our Year 11 and Year 13 students on their results! 🎉

We now need to ensure that we have your correct destinations information. Please complete the relevant destination form below to let us know what you are doing next.

📍 Why do we need this information?
Schools have a legal responsibility to collect and record the destinations of students after they leave. This helps us to ensure that every young person has successfully moved on to their next step and allows us to provide support where needed.

➡️ Year 11 Destination Form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/aXkCpQEweZ
➡️ Year 13 Destination Form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/U4NK1yKvT8

We wish all of our leavers the very best for their next adventure! 🌟

🎉 Amazing results for Ferndown Upper students 🎉There was a real buzz and sense of achievement in the hall this morning a...
20/08/2026

🎉 Amazing results for Ferndown Upper students 🎉

There was a real buzz and sense of achievement in the hall this morning as Ferndown Upper students celebrated another successful round of GCSE results.

80% gained grade 4s, with 50% of students gaining a grade 5 or higher, coupled with the fact that over 20% of students gained the top grades.

Amongst those celebrating today include:

Adam Child; nine 9s and an 8.
Toby Dexter; six 9s, three 8s and a 7.
Chloe Jones; three 9s and six 8s.
Preston Matthews; two 9s, five 8s, two 7s and a Merit.
Amy Stanbrook; three 9s, two Distinction*, four 7s and a 6.
Matthew Hodgson: two 9s, four 8s, two 7s and two 5s.
Grace Iakimov; one 9, four 8s, four 7s and 6.
Simran Kaur; two 9s, a Distinction*, four 8s, two 6s and a Merit.

Simran also received a Certificate of Commendation from the Pearson (the exam board) for having achieved one of the highest national scores for Health and Social Care.

In addition, there were a number of other students who made exceptional individual progress; Maisie Spearing, Daisy Peploe, Amelia Stapley, Elizabeth Lord, Isabella Brannan, Olivia Cox-Williams, Ebony Gillingham, Madison Joy, Henry Courtney and Leo Seear.

Philip Jones, Headteacher, said:

“There have been some brilliant GCSE achievements today, both for individual students and across the whole year group. Today belongs to the students and I would like to congratulate all of them for their hard work and dedication. I would also like to thank our staff for the time and support they have provided our students; this has been a real team effort.”

All the information you need for GCSE results day!
18/08/2026

All the information you need for GCSE results day!

Outstanding A-Level Results at Ferndown Upper School 🎉Ferndown Upper School students received their long-awaited results...
13/08/2026

Outstanding A-Level Results at Ferndown Upper School 🎉

Ferndown Upper School students received their long-awaited results this morning. They have been a lovely cohort throughout their time at Ferndown Upper and have deservedly performed extremely well in their A-Levels.

The school’s headline figures continued to be in line with previous years, with 100% pass rate and half of the students’ grades being the highest possible - A* - B.

Following a number of standout individual exam performances, all Sixth Formers have secured their places at the universities or apprenticeships of their choice, including some top Russell Group institutions.

Standout A Level performances include:
- Emily Moss-Holland, who has secured a place at the University of Southampton to read Mathematics with Statistics after achieving three A*s.
- Lauren Harman and Dillon Gilbert who received 2 A*s and an A will pursue training as an airline pilot and an Aerospace Degree Apprenticeship at Airbus respectively.
- Daria Rampelt, Katie Jones and Abigail Jobbins; who all received an A* and two As and are going to University of Warwick to study Philosophy and Ethics, Manchester University to study Politics and International Relations and University of Bath for Biomedical Sciences
- Max Prescott who received 3 A grades and B and who will read Biochemistry at the University of Southampton
- Olivia Robbins who received 2 A*s and a C and will study Art at Bournemouth Arts University
- Lucy Runham and Harry Reed Hulme who both received an A*, an A and a B and are going to the University of Bath to study International Management and Modern Languages and University of Birmingham to study Natural Sciences

Standout vocational performances include;
- Alice Weir and Elsie Lawton who gained Triple Distinction* and will study Sport Conditioning, rehabilitation and massage at Cardiff Metropolitan University and at Physiotherapy at Wi******er University
- Holly Andrews who received Triple Distinction*.
- Evan Goulding who received Double Distinction* and a Distinction

Congratulations also to Matthew Ogbuji for securing a prestigious Degree Apprenticeship with JP Morgan.

🎉 A-Level Results Day is tomorrow! 🎉We're ready to welcome students from 8:30am-12pm to collect their results and celebr...
12/08/2026

🎉 A-Level Results Day is tomorrow! 🎉

We're ready to welcome students from 8:30am-12pm to collect their results and celebrate all their hard work.

If you're unable to collect your results in person, you can arrange for someone to collect them on your behalf. They will need to bring their photo ID along with a signed letter from you giving them permission to collect your results.

Results will be available to students on their Bromcom student portals from 2:30pm.

Good luck to everyone receiving their results tomorrow!

We're so proud of you. 🎉

The Art Department hosted a brilliant workshop with Year 10 Art students to produce the props for the school musical; Th...
17/07/2026

The Art Department hosted a brilliant workshop with Year 10 Art students to produce the props for the school musical; The Lion King! 🎨

They created incredible murals, large wearables costumes, and painted props to set the scene!

It's definitely getting the school in the Lion King spirit! 🦁

Our World Challenge Team are having the most amazing adventures in Eswatini & Mozambique, we're looking forward to heari...
17/07/2026

Our World Challenge Team are having the most amazing adventures in Eswatini & Mozambique, we're looking forward to hearing all their stories when they return next month! 🌞

Ashton House 💙, Cheetham House 💚, Read House ❤ and Thornton House 💜 came together as one to celebrate House Day 2026 at ...
16/07/2026

Ashton House 💙, Cheetham House 💚, Read House ❤ and Thornton House 💜 came together as one to celebrate House Day 2026 at Ferndown Upper School and fundraised in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity, The Dorset Children's Foundation, The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation & Cancer Research UK.

Our houses celebrated a year of achievements with our students in the company of special guests connected to their cause. Then later, our fun fundraising events began: from beat the goalie, to soak the teacher, guess the baby and more, students had a fabulous time and learnt more about our charities.

The star event took place at the end of the day, with the Battle of the Jones', where our Headteacher Mr Jones, was the lucky winner! 😆

What an incredible evening celebrating the sporting and academic achievements of our students at our annual PE Celebrati...
16/07/2026

What an incredible evening celebrating the sporting and academic achievements of our students at our annual PE Celebration Evening!

A huge congratulations to all of our nominees and award winners. Your dedication, commitment, resilience and passion for sports have been outstanding throughout the year and you should all be incredibly proud of your achievements. Thank you to all of our parents, guardians and families for joining us to celebrate these successes. Your encouragement and support play such a pivotal role in our students' journey and it was wonderful to share the evening with you.

A special thank you to our PE Department for their planning and organisation that made the evening such a success.

Finally, thank you to every student who has participated in PE, school sport, academics and extra-curricular this year. Whether you received an award or not, your enthusiasm, teamwork and commitment continue to make our PE community something to be proud of.

Congratulations once again to our nominees and to our award winners below:

Football ⚽
Most committed - Harvey E, Thomas B, Ida M
Players' player - Jenson S, Arlo W, Lola W
Coach's player - Jack G, Arlo W, Olivia B

Netball 🏐
Most committed - Hermione P, Lily C
Players' player - Beth C, Grace R
Coach's player - Zoe W, Kate S

Rounders ⚾
Most committed - Sakaya W
Players' player - Imogen H
Coach's player - Aimee R

Golf⛳
Most committed - Holli T
Coach's player - Lewie W

Athletics 🏃‍♂️
Best newcomer - Lauren A-S, Rowan H
Outstanding Athletic Achievement - Will B, Ava E-S, Aydan L-F, Imogen T

Outstanding Sporting Achievement: Beth C (Cricket), Hermione P (Netball), Ava S (Football), Isla B (Equestrian Mounted Games), Imogen T (Running), Olivia B (Football), Lewie W (Golf), Aimee R (Petanque), Lily B (Diving), Ellie T (Trampolining), Ellie G (Swimming), Aniya R (Dance).

PE Department Student of the Year: Will B

We cannot wait to see what you all achieve next year.

Miss Small & the PE Department

A big thank you to Ferndown Library for welcoming a group of our students yesterday and giving them the opportunity to l...
16/07/2026

A big thank you to Ferndown Library for welcoming a group of our students yesterday and giving them the opportunity to learn more about the fantastic services and opportunities available in our local community.

Our students enjoyed finding out more about what the library offers, how they can access resources, and the ways the library supports learning, reading and community engagement.

We really appreciate the time and support from the library team in helping our students explore the opportunities available to them.

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Ferndown Upper School, Cherry Grove
Ferndown
BH229EY

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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