Talbot Primary School | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

570

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

570

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

570

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Talbot Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

64%

-4pp

68%56%43%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

-4pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

84%

Maths higher standard

39%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

34%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

570

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

26%

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Talbot Drive, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5ED

Local authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Website

http://www.talbot.poole.sch.uk

Telephone

01202513981

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	64%	9%	80%	38%	72%	10%	84%	39%	87%	76%	107.0	109.0	107.0	—	—	—	17%	570
2023/24	68%	13%	80%	31%	76%	15%	84%	33%	91%	78%	106.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	16%	587
2022/23	63%	8%	72%	32%	80%	12%	80%	32%	82%	79%	105.0	106.0	106.0	+1.00	+1.70	+2.60	12%	611
2018/19	67%	10%	81%	24%	71%	17%	90%	27%	81%	76%	104.0	106.0	105.0	+1.30	-0.10	+2.70	14%	551
2017/18	43%	3%	54%	17%	70%	16%	66%	10%	79%	57%	101.0	102.0	102.0	-1.80	+0.40	-1.20	—	556

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	570	20.5	17%	26%	25%	5%	8%
2023/24	587	21.9	16%	22%	25%	5%	13%
2022/23	611	21.7	12%	20%	27%	6%	16%
2021/22	595	22.2	13%	20%	28%	6%	19%
2020/21	575	19.0	15%	16%	30%	—	—
2018/19	551	19.3	14%	13%	32%	5%	10%
2017/18	—	18.8	—	—	—	4%	10%