Elm AcademyHeathlands Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Elm Academy and Heathlands Primary Academy are primary schools in Bournemouth.

  • Elm Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Heathlands Primary Academy scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Elm Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Elm Academy was judged the expected standard and Heathlands Primary Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Elm Academy and 38.0% for Heathlands Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Elm Academy (55.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Heathlands Primary Academy (18.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Elm Academy versus Heathlands Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthElm AcademyBournemouthHeathlands Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking32nd of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure51st of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll362 183
Capacity480 226
LocationBournemouth, BH11 9JN Bournemouth, BH11 8HB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census362 183
Free school meals (ever 6)40.1% 72.0%
English as an additional language26.2% 20.2%
SEN support16.0% 27.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.4% Stronger figure31.8% 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.

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