Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Pokesdown Community Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139453URN

Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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189 applications for 60 places · 11th of 52 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

189 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2024 3.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2023 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2018 3.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2017 4.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2016 4.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2015 4.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2014 5.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median in 13 of 13 years.

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	189	3.2	66	1.10
Sep 2025	57	154	2.7	45	0.79
Sep 2024	60	192	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2023	59	177	3.0	61	1.03
Sep 2022	60	178	3.0	53	0.88
Sep 2021	60	183	3.1	56	0.93
Sep 2020	60	158	2.6	46	0.77
Sep 2019	61	178	2.9	54	0.89
Sep 2018	60	205	3.4	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	240	4.0	74	1.23
Sep 2016	60	259	4.3	76	1.27
Sep 2015	60	281	4.7	73	1.22
Sep 2014	59	306	5.2	76	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 85% · Maths 68% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%32nd of 50 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	15%	105	104
2023/24	68%	12%	105	106
2022/23	66%	13%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
0.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Avonwood Primary School
1.2 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Stourfield Infant School
1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2024

2.2applications per place
Stourfield Junior School
1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2025

73%met the SATs standard
King's Park Academy
1.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School
1.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Bethany Church of England Junior School
1.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

35%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139453 · 839/2227
Trust: Pokesdown Community Primary School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Pokesdown Community Primary School (URN 113726)
Address: Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources