Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolAvonwood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pokesdown Community Primary School and Avonwood Primary School are primary schools in Bournemouth.

  • Pokesdown Community Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Avonwood Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Avonwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pokesdown Community Primary School was judged Good and Avonwood Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Pokesdown Community Primary School and 84.0% for Avonwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pokesdown Community Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Avonwood Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pokesdown Community Primary School versus Avonwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthPokesdown Community Primary SchoolBournemouthAvonwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking23rd of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3rd of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll417 481
Capacity420 Not reported
LocationBournemouth, BH5 2AS Bournemouth, BH7 6NB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 84.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 24.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census417 481
Free school meals (ever 6)20.1% 10.8%
English as an additional language18.5% 10.4%
SEN support15.3% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 3.7% 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.

Pokesdown Community Primary School

Avonwood Primary School

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