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Queen's Park Academy

Primary · Bournemouth · BH8 9PU

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 January 2025

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At a glance

479 pupils · 100% of 480 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
14.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.queenspark-academy.co.uk
URN
138860

In figures

At its inspection on 21 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.463 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.463 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

120 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 97 miles awayOutstanding83%
Brampton Primary AcademyBexleyheath · 100 miles awayGood72%
St Michael Catholic Primary School & NurseryAshford · 77 miles awayOutstanding87%
Braiswick Primary SchoolColchester · 143 miles awayGood66%
Shaw Ridge Primary SchoolSwindon · 56 miles awayGood70%
St Johns Church of England Primary School, CliftonBristol · 60 miles awayGood77%
Sherington Primary SchoolLondon · 96 miles awayGood84%
Seabridge Primary SchoolNewcastle-Under-Lyme · 156 miles awayExpected standard68%
Parkfield Primary SchoolTaunton · 58 miles awayGood66%
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, ArnoldNottingham · 158 miles awayOutstanding74%
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHove · 74 miles awayGood72%
Heber Primary SchoolLondon · 92 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 57% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 70%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 9%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 8% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 0%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.27 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 3.47 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 25% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

34.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,883; 4.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£4,717
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 90% (77%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£50,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.5%62.3%
Social housing2.2%17.1%
Privately rented12.3%20.5%
Detached houses76.7%22.9%
Flats20.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms48.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015342 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£355,000474 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£273,000–£426,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (278)£404,500
Semi-detached (63)£343,500
Terraced (29)£295,000
Flat (104)£200,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
27an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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