Bovington AcademyLulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wareham.

Summary of the comparison

Bovington Academy and Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School are primary schools in Wareham.

  • Bovington Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bovington Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bovington Academy was judged Good and Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Bovington Academy and 38.0% for Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bovington Academy (57.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bovington Academy versus Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarehamBovington AcademyWarehamLulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking13th of 116 in Dorset Stronger figure65th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll179 120
Capacity210 140
LocationWareham, BH20 6LE Wareham, BH20 5SA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census179 120
Free school meals (ever 6)19.0% 15.0%
English as an additional language2.8% 2.5%
SEN support20.1% 24.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% Stronger figure7.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bovington Academy

Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

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