Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 144873
- Address
- Winston Avenue, Branksome, BH12 1PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 626 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 68.2%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 8.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
African 1.6%
Irish 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 71
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 35 14 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 83 42 41 |
| Year 1 | 77 31 46 |
| Year 2 | 85 39 46 |
| Year 3 | 79 48 31 |
| Year 4 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 5 | 89 44 45 |
| Year 6 | 88 46 42 |