Academy sponsor led · Dorset

Bovington Academy

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147264URN

Holt Road, Bovington, Wareham, BH20 6LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.9 below Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

30 applications for 26 places · 78th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted'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	Outstanding
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Dorset median (2.1) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.2; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.2; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Bovington Academy (URN 113680), 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	26	30	1.2	24	0.92
Sep 2025	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2024	19	26	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2023	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2022	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2021	22	33	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2020	33	40	1.2	33	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	54	66	1.2	54	1.00
Sep 2017 *	39	54	1.4	39	1.00
Sep 2016 *	41	51	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2015 *	31	41	1.3	31	1.00
Sep 2014 *	41	47	1.2	41	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%8th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	7%	105	103
2023/24	52%	8%	103	100
2022/23	57%	0%	103	102

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

Bovington AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Wool Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool
6.1 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Frome Valley CofE First School
6.2 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School
8.2 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Puddletown Church of England First School
8.6 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School
9.1 km · Dorset

2026

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Milborne St Andrew First School
9.5 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147264 · 838/2001
Trust: Aspirations Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: Bovington Academy (URN 113680)
Address: Holt Road, Bovington, Wareham, BH20 6LE
Local authority: Dorset

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