Pokesdown Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 139453
- Address
- Livingstone Road, BH5 2AS
- Website
- www.pokesdowncommunity.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 414 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 68.4%
Other White 13.3%
Mixed 13.1%
African 1.7%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Pokesdown Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 29 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 5 | 58 23 35 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |