Harbour School DorsetBovington Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Harbour School Dorset and Bovington Academy.

  • Harbour School Dorset was judged Good and Bovington 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 0.0% for Harbour School Dorset and 71.0% for Bovington Academy.

  • 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

Harbour School Dorset versus Bovington Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Harbour School DorsetWarehamBovington AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored C62/100
Local rankingNot ranked13th of 116 in Dorset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools special Academy sponsor led
PhaseNot reportedPrimary
Age range10-19 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll140 179
Capacity130 210
LocationBH20 6NU Wareham, BH20 6LE
GCSE results
Attainment 83.9 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths0.0% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths4.3% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score0.26 Not reported4.09
Cohort23 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score96.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census140 179
Free school meals (ever 6)49.6% 19.0%
English as an additional language0.7% 2.8%
SEN support0.0% 20.1%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence31.5% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence65.9% 7.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

Harbour School Dorset

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