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Queen's Park Infant Academy

Primary · Bournemouth · BH8 9PU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 May 2024

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At a glance

312 pupils · 99% of 316 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
38.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.queensparkinfacademy.co.uk
URN
139447

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 76 families named it first for 88 Reception places, 0.86 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.569 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2023 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

88 places offered · 76 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.569 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.569 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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

Special educational needs

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
12 of 16 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 70%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 15% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 12% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 3%) · Black African 4% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 0%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1%, England 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)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.79 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
21.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

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)

68.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.1 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 £55,586; 15.8% 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£7,461
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£44,000

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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
£352,500453 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£267,000–£440,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (256)£418,000
Semi-detached (60)£340,500
Terraced (35)£295,000
Flat (102)£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
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
24an 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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