Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Kingsleigh Primary School

2–11Ages
779Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142428URN

Hadow Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH10 5HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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141 applications for 67 places · 42nd 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

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
15 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

141 applications · 67 places offered · 65 named it first

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

2026 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2023 1.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2018 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2017 1.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2016 1.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
2015 1.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Dashed bars: as Kingsleigh Primary School (URN 133963), 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	67	141	2.1	65	0.97
Sep 2025	76	128	1.7	71	0.93
Sep 2024	97	172	1.8	91	0.94
Sep 2023	98	168	1.7	94	0.96
Sep 2022	86	159	1.9	86	1.00
Sep 2021	93	161	1.7	91	0.98
Sep 2020	119	183	1.5	103	0.87
Sep 2019	108	177	1.6	103	0.95
Sep 2018	94	178	1.9	85	0.90
Sep 2017	120	208	1.7	89	0.74
Sep 2016	120	188	1.6	74	0.62
Sep 2015 *	121	170	1.4	43	0.36
Sep 2014 *	117	166	1.4	61	0.52

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · 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 standard72%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	12%	105	104
2023/24	48%	1%	104	101
2022/23	66%	2%	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

Kingsleigh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2023

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Primary Academy
1.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Winton Primary School
1.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Kinson Academy
1.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2022

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Talbot Primary School
1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2026

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 15%met the SATs standard

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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: 142428 · 839/2007
Trust: Kingsleigh Primary School
Capacity: 840 pupils · 779 on roll
Free school meals: 36.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2015
Replaced: Kingsleigh Primary School (URN 133963)
Address: Hadow Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH10 5HT
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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