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%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Unclassified2.1%
Other Asian2.1%
Mixed8.2%
Other White12.9%
White British68.2%
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%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
66%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
9%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
71
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
67
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
67
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
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 classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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