Springdale First SchoolHillbourne Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Springdale First School and Hillbourne Primary School are primary schools.
Springdale First School scores 91 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Hillbourne Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Springdale First School is ahead on our composite score.
Springdale First School was judged exceptional and Hillbourne Primary School was judged strong.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hillbourne Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BroadstoneSpringdale First School | PooleHillbourne Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A91/100Stronger figure | B70/100 | |
| Local ranking | 48th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 10th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-9 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 290 | 221 | |
| Capacity | 300 | 420 | |
| Location | Broadstone, BH18 9BW | Poole, BH17 7HX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 290 | 221 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 1.7% | 41.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 10.9% | |
| SEN support | 3.5% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 7.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.4% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.5% Stronger figure | 14.3% | 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.
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.
Springdale First School
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