Ocean Academy Poole
Primary · Poole · BH14 0PZ
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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325 pupils · 90% of 360 capacity
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 17.2% of pupils
- SEN support
- 15.8% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 4% of pupils
- Website
- www.ocean-aspirations.org
- URN
- 141089
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
87 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 18% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 14 May 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- 22 May 2018: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
- Oakdale Junior School
- Canford Heath Infant School
- Canford Heath Junior School
- Stanley Green Infant Academy