Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Heathlands Primary Academy

3–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142101URN

Springwater Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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36 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

36 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2025 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2024 2.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2023 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2021 2.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2018 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2017 1.3; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2016 1.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Dashed bars: as Heathlands Primary School (URN 130945), the previous school.

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	12	36	3.0	11	0.92
Sep 2025	23	36	1.6	21	0.91
Sep 2024	12	31	2.6	11	0.92
Sep 2023	21	45	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2022	14	21	1.5	10	0.71
Sep 2021	20	40	2.0	17	0.85
Sep 2020	30	41	1.4	22	0.73
Sep 2019	24	45	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2018	40	65	1.6	38	0.95
Sep 2017	60	77	1.3	25	0.42
Sep 2016	60	73	1.2	19	0.32
Sep 2015 *	41	66	1.6	26	0.63
Sep 2014 *	27	51	1.9	19	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 46% · Writing 62% · Maths 46% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%48th of 50 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard46%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 79% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	38%	0%	98	98
2023/24	41%	3%	100	100
2022/23	18%	5%	100	100

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

Heathlands Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Elm Academy
0.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Kingsleigh Primary School
1.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kinson Academy
1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2022

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Manorside Academy
1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2023

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Talbot Primary School
1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary Academy
2.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 54%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: 142101 · 839/2267
Trust: Coastal Learning Partnership
Capacity: 226 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 70.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: Heathlands Primary School (URN 130945)
Address: Springwater Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8HB
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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