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Pokesdown Community Primary School

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Bournemouth · BH5 2AS www.pokesdowncommunity.co.uk

Pupils
417
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pokesdown Community Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-10pp
68%59%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
15%
+3pp
16%13%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
417
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
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
2024/2558%15%76%29%85%27%68%25%97%81%105.0104.0105.018%417
2023/2468%12%80%27%78%25%85%31%90%75%105.0106.0105.017%414
2022/2366%13%82%30%79%21%79%20%86%79%105.0104.0105.0+0.10+1.60-0.5016%418
2018/1957%16%69%36%75%21%70%32%97%75%105.0105.0106.0+2.80+1.10+1.3020%436
2017/1850%10%78%22%80%25%60%17%93%72%105.0102.0105.0+0.40+1.30-2.0019%443
2016/1747%5%61%24%83%24%56%14%92%73%103.0100.0103.0-1.40+2.10-3.2018%445

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
2024/2541719.318%18%20%5%11%
2023/2441419.017%17%22%6%16%
2022/2341820.516%19%24%6%17%
2021/2241123.512%20%25%6%18%
2020/2141524.312%21%24%
2018/1943625.120%19%25%4%9%
2017/1844322.119%21%23%4%12%
2016/1744522.818%21%26%4%8%

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