Mudeford Junior SchoolChristchurch Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Mudeford Junior School and Christchurch Junior School are primary schools in Christchurch.

  • Mudeford Junior School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Christchurch Junior School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mudeford Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mudeford Junior School was judged Good and Christchurch Junior School 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 82.0% for Mudeford Junior School and 70.0% for Christchurch Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Mudeford Junior School (82.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Christchurch Junior School (80.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mudeford Junior School versus Christchurch Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChristchurchMudeford Junior SchoolChristchurchChristchurch Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking5th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure13th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll256 497
Capacity264 496
LocationChristchurch, BH23 3HP Christchurch, BH23 2AA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census256 497
Free school meals (ever 6)19.5% 16.3%
English as an additional language5.1% 4.8%
SEN support10.6% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% 8.0% 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.

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.

Mudeford Junior School

Christchurch Junior School

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