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
- 629 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 68%
Other White 13.5%
Mixed 8.3%
African 2.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
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 56%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
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 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 32 18 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 74 30 44 |
| Year 1 | 83 38 45 |
| Year 2 | 86 50 36 |
| Year 3 | 91 45 46 |
| Year 4 | 88 42 46 |
| Year 5 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 6 | 88 50 38 |