Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolStourfield Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pokesdown Community Primary School and Stourfield Junior School are primary schools in Bournemouth.

  • Pokesdown Community Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stourfield Junior School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stourfield Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pokesdown Community Primary School was judged Good and Stourfield 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 58.0% for Pokesdown Community Primary School and 73.0% for Stourfield Junior 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 Stourfield Junior School (69.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pokesdown Community Primary School versus Stourfield Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BournemouthPokesdown Community Primary SchoolBournemouthStourfield Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking23rd of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll417 464
Capacity420 500
LocationBournemouth, BH5 2AS Bournemouth, BH6 5JG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census417 464
Free school meals (ever 6)20.1% 18.8%
English as an additional language18.5% 11.2%
SEN support15.3% 19.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 10.6% 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

Stourfield Junior School

Full profiles: Pokesdown Community Primary School · Stourfield Junior School