- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
113 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 456
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Primary schools in Bournemouth
All 35 primary schools in Bournemouth. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth, BH6 4NA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
69 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 435
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
77 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1198%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 420
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1175%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 479
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
95 first choices, 103 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 840
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Bournemouth average, low absence.
41 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 418
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth, BH9 2SA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bournemouth average.
54 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 424
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Bournemouth average.
55 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 528
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Bournemouth average.
42 first choices, 48 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 459
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
68 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bournemouth average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1173%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 445
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Bournemouth average, high absence.
180 first choices, 184 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,967
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Bournemouth average.
32 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 404
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bournemouth average.
46 first choices, 52 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 364
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth, BH2 5LH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Bournemouth average.
69 first choices, 77 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 599
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Bournemouth average, low absence.
66 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Bournemouth average, low absence.
48 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 601
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the England average, high absence.
164 first choices, 136 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.0
England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Bournemouth average, low absence.
53 first choices, 66 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 572
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results below the Bournemouth average.
65 first choices, 67 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 779
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Bournemouth average, high absence.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 324
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Bournemouth average.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 179
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Bournemouth average.
58 first choices, 61 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Bournemouth 5.6%
- Pupils
- 693
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Church of England
Results close to the Bournemouth average, low absence.
40 first choices, 39 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Bournemouth 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 392
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Primary schools35including 2 special
- Met the standard at 1165.0%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools15 of 354 Catholic, 11 Church of England
- With a nursery class12take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals20.7%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Bournemouth's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Bournemouth
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 13 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 22
- Good: 19 of 22
- Requires improvement: 1 of 22
- Inadequate: 0 of 22
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Bournemouth
Some are faith schools.
15 of the 35 primary schools in Bournemouth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
12 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Bournemouth, explained
There are 35 primary schools in Bournemouth, teaching 16,511 children. 3 are run by the council and 28 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 3 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
65.0% of pupils in Bournemouth met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 98%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
20.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,521 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Bournemouth?
There are 35 primary schools in Bournemouth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Bournemouth?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Bournemouth on Eduscope are Avonwood Primary School, St Katharine's Church of England Primary School and St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Bournemouth?
Bournemouth has 2 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 19 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Bournemouth ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Bournemouth perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Bournemouth, 65% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Bournemouth primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Bournemouth is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Bournemouth?
When choosing a primary school in Bournemouth, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 35 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.