Elm Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unique reference
138990
Address
Holloway Avenue, BH11 9JN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
362 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
26.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.6%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 7.5%
Unclassified 4.4%
Other 3.6%
African 2.8%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Elm Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
20
10
10
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
32
16
16
Year 1
29
14
15
Year 2
51
23
28
Year 3
54
30
24
Year 4
58
28
30
Year 5
55
26
29
Year 6
60
35
25
Year 2024-2025

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