Pokesdown Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
- Distance
- 0.5km away
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DW
Local ranking15th of 66 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 25 January 2023.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 68.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 17.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 81.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 81.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 108.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 59
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 404
- Boys
- 210 (52%)
- Girls
- 194 (48%)
- Capacity
- 420 (96% full)
- SEND
- 24.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.1%
- EAL
- 29.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 19.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 24.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,235/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.6%
- Black African: 10.4%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
67.6%
White British
10.4%
Black African
9.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Pokesdown Hill
Bournemouth, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 140760
- UKPRN
- 10045633
- Establishment No.
- 3678
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
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