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EnglandSouth WestBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBH12 1PGBishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Poole · BH12 1PG www.bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk

Pupils
626
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Finance£6112 spend / pupil£6259 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
66%
+3pp
69%63%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
11%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 73.48%
SPAG higher standard
27%
LA AVG 30.44%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.69
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.87
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
626
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Winston Avenue, Branksome, Poole, BH12 1PG
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%9%79%31%74%13%79%24%84%77%106.0105.0106.016%626
2023/2463%10%75%30%75%14%70%27%89%70%105.0104.0104.016%629
2022/2356%11%77%31%79%16%69%29%78%78%105.0105.0107.0-0.70+0.90-0.4016%643
2018/1968%5%74%29%82%14%82%26%93%82%105.0106.0105.0-0.50-1.20-0.1013%601
2017/1869%10%82%25%76%23%77%24%83%74%105.0104.0105.0+0.10-0.30-0.40607

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562623.616%19%16%4%9%
2023/2462923.316%20%17%4%8%
2022/2364322.016%22%20%5%13%
2021/2263020.417%21%19%6%16%
2020/2161322.014%20%19%
2018/1960122.313%18%17%4%8%
2017/1825.94%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.